The International Buddhist Meditation Center in
Los Angeles was founded in 1970 by Ven. Dr. Thich
Thien-An, a scholar and Zen Master from Vietnam.
He came to the United States as a visiting
professor at UCLA, and with the urging of his
students, founded the Center to provide a place
to practice meditation and Buddhism in
Los Angeles. / Booklet - Zen
Buddhism:
Awareness in Action /
Book -
Zen
Philosophy, Zen Practice - Ven. Thich Thien-An //
IBMC Monthly Guide -
Ven.
Thich Thien An, 1926 - 1980 Tribute /// The Dharma
Family -
Ven.
Thich Thien An
When Dr. Thien-An died in 1980, Ven. Dr. Karuna Dharma, one of the founders of the Center, became the Abbess. She added a strong feminine voice to the center and under her direction, the IBMC Monks and Dharma Teachers continued the Center's activities. IBMC was one of four original Zen centers founded in the United States to cater specifically to the needs of Western-born Americans. An American style of Buddhism may have taken root at the International Buddhist Meditation Center thanks to Ven. Dr. Thich Thien-An and Ven. Karuna Dharma. Over ten other temples have sprung from IBMC, with monks training at the Center until they became qualified to establish their own centers. / The IBMC Chant Book The IBMC Rainy Season Retreat - An-Cu / The College of Buddhist Studies - 1983 / 2003 / Obituary of Dr. Havanpola Ratanasara / The IBMC 30th Anniversary at Hsi Lai Temple - October, 2000 / The 40th Anniversary Booklet / The Los Angeles Buddhist-Catholic Dialogue, - Original Dialogue Members - Ven. Dr. Karuna Dharma: International Buddhist Meditation Center and Ven. Dr. Havanpola Ratanasara. / The Buddhist Sangha Council of Southern California - Dr. Havanpola Ratanasara, Ven. Dr. Thich Thien-An / Kusala Bhikshu representing the IBMC - Mayor's Certificate of Appreciation - for his Los Angeles interfaith work. / History of the IBMC Bell - Photo / IBMC held a memorial service on Sunday, January. 31, 2016 to honor Rev. Tri Ratna Priya.
IBMC was one of the first American Centers to ordain
Westerners as bhikkus and bhikkunis. /
The first Grand
Ordination held in December, 1994, the Center was the
first to have a
full ordination ceremony presided over
by a woman and the first to have Western disciples of
Asian masters fully ordain their own disciples. The
1994
Grand Ordination Booklet.
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"Concepts of Buddhism by American Disciples" / PDF - 28 Pages/ Free Download - Click Here  IBMC - 1970's - Thich Thien-An (Brown Robes, Center) 23:21 - Ven. Thich Thien-An and IBMC - The Early Years. - 1970's
 A Memoir - The Life & Work Of Kusala Bhikshu resident monk @ the IBMC since 1994 Urban Dharma the Book - Click Here |
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