A curated directory of Tiantai and Tendai temples, associations, and study centers around the world.
This list aims to help practitioners, scholars, and visitors connect with authentic teachings and communities of the Tiantai and Tendai lineages.
🪷 The Lotus Sutra
The Lotus Sutra (Saddharma Puṇḍarīka Sūtra) — “The Sutra of the White Lotus of the True Dharma”
🔗 Read online at 84000: Translating the Words of the Buddha
A new, freely available, online English translation of the Lotus Sutra, published by the 84000 project.
🇨🇳 China
- Guoqing Temple (国清寺) — Tiantai Mountain, Zhejiang — the ancestral temple of the Tiantai school.
🔗 Tiantai Mountain (Archive) - Tiantai Buddhist Association (天台宗协会) — promotes the teachings of Zhiyi and his successors.
🔗 tiantaizong.cn
🇯🇵 Japan
- Tendai-shu Headquarters (比叡山延暦寺) — Enryaku-ji, Mount Hiei, Shiga Prefecture.
🔗 tendai.or.jp - Hieizan Enryaku-ji Temple — Head Tendai temple in Japan oon Mount Hiei.
🔗 hieizan.or.jp
🇰🇷 South Korea
- Guinsa Temple in Danyang — Cheontae temple, Chungcheongbuk-do.
🔗 templestay.com/guinsa
🇺🇸 United States
- Tendai Buddhist Institute (Jiunzan Tendai-ji) — New York.
🔗 tendai.org
🇨🇦 Canada
- Toronto Tendai Buddhist Sangha
🔗 tendaitoronto.ca
🇬🇧 United Kingdom / Europe
- Tendai UK Sangha — part of the Tendai Buddhist Institute network.
🔗 tendaiuk.com - European Tendai Buddhist Sangha — coordination body for Tendai in Europe.
🔗 tendai-europe.net
📚 Study & Reference
- Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy – Tiantai Buddhism
🔗 plato.stanford.edu/entries/buddhism-tiantai/ - Tendai-shu English pamphlets and teachings
🔗 tendai.or.jp/english/ - Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy – Zhiyi
🔗 iep.utm.edu/zhiyi/
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