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This is a list of sanghas in Central Valley, California, including the Sacramento metropolitan area.
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This is a list of sanghas in Central Valley, California, including the Sacramento metropolitan area.
| Name | School of Buddhism | Founder/Date | Location |
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| Buddhist Church of Florin | Jōdo Shinshū (Pure Land Buddhism) | 1919 | Sacramento [1] |
| Buddhist Church of Fowler | Jōdo Shinshū (Pure Land Buddhism) | N/A | Fowler |
| Buddhist Church of Lodi | Jōdo Shinshū (Pure Land Buddhism) | 1929 | Lodi [2] |
| Buddhist Church of Sacramento | Jōdo Shinshū (Pure Land Buddhism) | 1899 | Sacramento [3] |
| Buddhist Church of Stockton | Jōdo Shinshū (Pure Land Buddhism) | 1906 | Stockton [4] |
| Chagdud Gonpa, Chico | Tibetan Buddhism (Nyingma) | N/A | Chico [5] |
| Davis Shambhala Center | Tibetan Buddhism | N/A | Davis [6] |
| Fresno Buddhist Temple | Jōdo Shinshū (Pure Land Buddhism) | 1899 | Fresno [7] |
| Fresno Cambodian Buddhist Society | Cambodian Buddhism (Khmer Theravada) | N/A | Fresno |
| Gedatsu Church of America | Shugendou | N/A | Sacramento [8] |
| Holy Vajrasana Temple and Retreat Center | Tibetan Buddhism | N/A | Sanger [9] |
| Khandro Ling | Tibetan Buddhism | 1998 | Sacramento [10] |
| Khanh An Monastery | Vietnamese Buddhism | Before 2010 | Galt [11] |
| Kim Quang Temple | Vietnamese Buddhism | 1978 | Sacramento [12] |
| Lion's Roar Dharma Center | Tibetan Buddhism | 1992 | Sacramento [13] |
| Marysville Buddhist Church | Jōdo Shinshū (Pure Land Buddhism) | 1908 | Marysville [14] |
| Middlebar Buddhist Monastery | Unknown | N/A | Stockton |
| Nichiren Buddhist Church | Nichiren Shu | N/A | Sacramento [15] |
| Northern California Koyasan Temple | Shingon Esoteric Buddhism | 1970 (merger of two older organizations dating back to 1920 and 1940 respectively) | Sacramento [16] |
| Placer Buddhist Church | Jōdo Shinshū (Pure Land Buddhism) | N/A | Penryn [17] |
| Quang Nghiem Buddhist Temple (Vietnamese Buddhist Association) | Vietnamese Buddhism | N/A | Stockton |
| Sacramento True Buddha Temple | Fusion of Taoism, Sutrayana Buddhism and Vajrayana Buddhism | 2008 | Sacramento [18] |
| Walnut Grove Buddhist Church | Jōdo Shinshū (Pure Land Buddhism) | 1906 | Walnut Grove [19] |
| Wat Brahmacariykaram | N/A | N/A | Fresno |
| Wat Dhammararam | Cambodian Buddhism (Khmer Theravada) | 1982 | Stockton [20] |
| Wat Khmer | Cambodian Buddhism (Khmer Theravada) | 2011 | Lodi |
| Wat Lao Buddharangsy | Lao Buddhism | N/A | Ceres |
| Wat Lao Dhammasacca | Lao Buddhism | N/A | Fresno |
| Wat Lao Saoputh | Lao Buddhism | N/A | Sacramento |
| Wat Phouthapathane Lao | Lao Buddhism | N/A | Fresno |
| Wat Sacramento Buddhavanaram | Thai Buddhism (Dhammayuttika Nikaya) | 2001 | Sacramento [21] |
| Valley Streams Zen Sangha | Zen Buddhism | N/A | Sacramento [22] |
| Visalia Buddhist Church | Jōdo Shinshū (Pure Land Buddhism) | N/A | Visalia [23] |
| Zanabazar Dharma Center | Mongolian Buddhism | 2009 | Sacramento [24] |
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