Last update: 20 November 1999Thomas KIRCHNER

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Zen Centers in the Netherlands

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Amsterdam Zen Group
Feike de Boerlaan 3
AMSTERDAM
1019 KS
Netherlands
Contact: Wojtek Kulwanowski
Tel.: (+31-20) 419-5333
Fax: (+31-20) 419-5333
E-mail: w.kulwanowski@hetnet.nl
Denomination: Korean Chogye Order
Lineage: Seung Sahn
Teacher: Grazyna Perl, JDPSN
Affiliated to: Kwan Um School


The European Zen Center
Valckenierst.35
AMSTERDAM
1018 XD
Netherlands
Tel: (+31-20) 625-88-84
E-mail: info@zen-deshimaru.nl
Internet site
Denomination: Japanese Soto School
Lineage: Kodo Sawaki, Taisen Deshimaru
Teacher: Kosen Thibaut

Eveline Beumkes
De Genestetstraat 17
AMSTERDAM
1054 AW
Netherlands
Tel. 1: (+31-20) 616-4943
Denomination: Vietnamese Zen
Lineage: Thich Nhat Hanh

Great Mother Buddhism-Living Zen School
Deurloostraat 128
AMSTERDAM
1078 JK
Netherlands
Contact: Mei Yu
Tel: (+31-20) 66.240.37
Fax: (+31-20) 66.240.37
E-mail: wsc@originaltrad.faithweb.com
Internet site
Denomination: Great Mother Buddhism
Lineage: Karl Graf Dürckheim
Teacher: Han Marie Stiekema

Kanzeon Zen Centrum Amsterdam
Krayenhoffstraat 151
AMSTERDAM
1018 RG
Netherlands
Tel: (+31-20) 627 80 56
E-mail: info@zenamsterdam.nl
Internet site
Denomination: Japanese Soto/Rinzai
Lineage: Taizan Maezumi, Genpo Merzel
Teacher: Nico Sojun Tydeman
Affiliation: International Kanzeon Sangha

Zen in de Roos
P. C. Hooftstraat 183
AMSTERDAM
1071 BW
Netherlands
Tel: (+31-20) 626 95 05
E-mail: secretariaat@zenamsterdam.nl.
Internet site
Denomination: Japanese Soto/Rinzai
Lineage: Taizan Maezumi, Genpo Merzel
Teacher: Meindert van den Heuvel
Affiliation: International Kanzeon Sangha

Zen in Breda
BREDA
Netherlands
Tel: (+31-73) 642 70 09
Denomination: Japanese Soto/Rinzai School
Lineage: Taizan Maezumi, Genpo Merzel
Teacher: Stefan Kenjitsu Coppens
Affiliated to: White Plum Lineage

Zendo Breda
Nieuwe Boschstraat 4A
BREDA
4811 CW
Netherlands
Contact: Harrie de Kroon
Tel: (+31-76) 521-70-03
E-mail: hdekroon@casema.net
Denomination: Chinese Lin-chi Ch'an
Lineage: Janarakkhita (Teh Cheng)
Teacher: Ton Lathouwers (Hui Yu)
Affiliated to: The Japanese FAS Society

Kanzeon Zen Centrum Den Haag
Frankenslag 342
DEN HAAG
2582 JB
Netherlands
Tel: (+31-70) 3504601
E-mail: kanzeon@worldmail.nl
Internet site
Denomination: Japanese Soto/Rinzai School
Lineage: Taizan Maezumi
Teacher: Kees Kongo van de Bunt
Affiliated to: Kanzeon Zen Center, Utah, USA

Stichting Zazen
Rijkenstraat naast nr 1
DUIZEL
5525 CD
Netherlands
Contact: Dick Verstegen
Tel: (+31) 497534490
Fax: (+31) 497534490
E-mail: dick@zazenfoundation.nl
Internet site
Teacher: Rients Ranzen Ritskes
Affiliated to: Zentrum Danmark (Odense), Zentrum The Netherlands (Utrecht)

Stichting Zazen
Berkakkers 10
EERSEL
5521 GD
Netherlands
Contact: Dick Verstegen
Tel: (+31-497) 51-55-48 or 06-53-77-64-74
E-mail: dickv@iae.nl
Internet site
Denomination: Japanese Rinzai School
Teacher: Dick Verstegen
Affiliation: Zentrum Netherlands and Zentrum Denmark

Kanzeon Sangha Enschede
Noorderhagen 25
ENSCHEDE
7511 EK
Netherlands
Tel: (+31-74) 243 45 51
Internet site
Denomination: Japanese Soto/Rinzai School
Lineage: Taizan Maezumi, Genpo Merzel
Teacher: Toon Fugers
Affiliated to: White Plum Lineage

Sunflower Sangha
Dorpsweg 8
HENSBROEK
1711 RJ
Netherlands
Tel. 1: (+31-2) 2645-2499
Fax: (+31-2) 2645-3590
Denomination: Vietnamese Zen
Lineage: Thich Nhat Hanh

Kanzeon Zen Centrum 's-Hertogenbosch
Secretariaat Stichting Kanzeon Sangha Nederland
Vierde Buitenpepers 22
's-HERTOGENBOSCH
Netherlands
Tel: (+31-73) 642 70 09
Internet site
Denomination: Japanese Soto/Rinzai School
Lineage: Taizan Maezumi, Genpo Merzel
Teacher: Stefan Kenjitsu Coppens
Affiliated to: White Plum Lineage

Kanzeon Zen Hoorn
Italiaanse Zeedijk 13
HOORN
1621 AE
Netherlands
Tel: (+31-229) 21 78 55
Internet site
Denomination: Japanese Soto/Rinzai School
Lineage: Taizan Maezumi, Genpo Merzel
Teacher: Dirk Horai Beemster
Affiliated to: White Plum Lineage

Suiren-Ji
Hogewoerd 162
LEIDEN
2311 HW
Netherlands
Contact: Cornelis Zeshin van der Plas
Tel 1: (+31-71) 51-20051
Tel 2: (+31- 6) 202-99600
E-mail: Zeshin@stad.dsl.nl
Internet site
Denomination: Japanese Soto/Rinzai
Lineage: Harada Daiun Sogaku
Teacher: Cornelis Zeshin van der Plas
Affiliated to: Maha karuna, Zen onder de Dom and Noorder Poort

International Zen Institute
Merelstraat 176
LEIDERDORP
2352 VH
Netherlands
Denomination: Rinzai Zen
Lineage: Gesshin Prabhasa Dharma / Vinitarucci
Teacher: Gesshin Prabhasa Dharma
Affiliated to: International Zen Institute of America

Zen Centrum Prajna
G. Doyenstraat 38
MAASTRICHT
6217 PA
Netherlands
Tel: (+31-43) 343-8426
E-mail: zen@prajna.nl.
Internet site
Denomination: Japanese Soto/Rinzai
Lineage: Nico Sojun Tydeman
Teacher: Ad van Dun
Affiliation: International Kanzeon Sangha

Zen in Zeeland
Penninghoeksingel 73
MIDDELBURG
4331 PT
Netherlands
Contact: Jeanette Kuiper
Tel: (+31) 118636380
E-mail: kuiper@zeelandnet.nl
Internet site
Affiliated to: Zen onder de Dom

Zen Group for Mindful Living
Noud de Haas
Weezenhof 6455
NIJMEGEN
6536 AW
Netherlands
Tel. 1: (+31-24) 344-4953
Denomination: Vietnamese Zen
Lineage: Thich Nhat Hanh

Suiren-Ji, Rotterdam Group
Westersingel 20
ROTTERDAM
Netherlands
Contact: Gerard Goosen
Tel.: (+31-10) 466 0213
Internet site
Denomination: Japanese Soto/Rinzai
Lineage: Harada Daiun Sogaku
Teacher: Cornelis Zeshin van der Plas
Affiliated to: Maha karuna, Zen onder de Dom and Noorder Poort

Zengroep Rotterdam Kanzeon
Noordmolenwerf 1
ROTTERDAM
3011 AK
Netherlands
Tel: (+31-78) 631 76 06
Internet site
Denomination: Japanese Soto/Rinzai
Lineage: Taizan Maezumi, Genpo Merzel
Teacher: Nico Sojun Tydeman, Gretha Myoshin Aerts
Affiliation: International Kanzeon Sangha

Zen River
Oldörpsterweg 1
UITHUIZEN
9981 NL
Netherlands
Tel: (+3) 0595 435039
E-mail: zenriver@zenriver.nl
Internet site
Denomination: Japanese Soto/Rinzai School
Lineage: Taizan Maezumi, Genpo Merzel
Teacher: Anton Tenkei Coppens
Affiliated to: White Plum Lineage

Gemeenschap van Boeddhistische Contemplatieven
Community of Buddhist Contemplatives
P@stbus 9141
UTRECHT
3506 GC
Contact: Eerw. Hakuun Barnhard
Tel: (+31- 55) 542 - 0038
E-mail: info@gbconline.nl
Internet site
Denomination: Japanese Soto School, Serene Reflection Meditation Tradition
Lineage: Jiyu Kennett
Affiliiated to: Order of Buddhist Contemplatives

Zen onder de Dom
Julianaweg 186
UTRECHT
3525 VL
Netherlands
Contact: Ron Sinnige
Tel: (+31-30) 285 1800
E-mail: zen@zenonderdedom.nl
Internet site

Zentrum, Zenopleiding en Adviescentrum
Costa Ricadreef 333
UTRECHT
3563 TG
Contact: Willem Scheepers
Tel: (+31-30) 288.25.28
Fax: (+31-30) 280.04.27
E-mail: zen@zentrum.nl
Internet site
Teachers: Rients Ranzen Ritskes, Nico Tydeman, Willem Scheepers, Cornelia Wierenga, Dick Verstegen, Frits Verheijden

Zengroep Venlo
Nieuwstraat 41 (Mon)
VENLO
5911 JS
Netherlands
Contact: Jacques and Christine Peeters
Tel: (+31-77) 354-6763
Affiliation: Maha Karuna (Belgium)

International Zen Center Noorder Poort
Butenweg 1
WAPSERVEEN
8351 GC
Netherlands
Contact: Modana Rouw
Tel: (+31-521) 321204
Tel: (+31-521) 321412
E-mail: np@zeninstitute.org
Internet site
Denomination: Rinzai Zen
Lineage: Gesshin Myoko Prabhasa Dharma
Teacher: Jiun Hogen
Affiliation: International Zen Institute of America and Europe

Kanzeon Sangha Zutphen
Kruisstraat 51
ZUTPHEN
NL-7205 BG
Netherlands
Tel: (+31-575) 54 66 47
E-mail: hansfischer@planet.nl
Denomination: Japanese Soto/Rinzai School
Lineage: Taizan Maezumi, Genpo Merzel
Teacher: Hans Fischer
Affiliated to: White Plum Lineage

Maha Karuna Ch'an (Secretariaat Nederland)
Braamkamp 323
ZUTPHEN
NL-7206 HP
Netherlands
Contact: Louise Kleinherenbrink
Tel: (+31-575) 52 76 65
Internet site
Denomination: Chinese Lin-chi Ch'an tradition
Lineage: Teh Cheng (S.A. Jinarakkhita)
Teacher: Ton Lathouwers
Affiliated to: Japanese F.A.S. Society

Last update: 18 April 2013
Thomas KIRCHNER
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