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A Buddhist community. Free to join.

Practice the Dhamma together.

Open Sangha is where people who follow the Dhamma meet. Talk with friends every day. Find a kalyanamitta, a good Dhamma friend. Find a temple or a group near you.

  • No advertisements
  • Some listings ask for a fee
“Good friendship is the whole of the spiritual life.”
The Buddha, SN 45.2

What you can do here

Four things, all of them today.

  1. Talk with others

    People talk every day on our Discord, Dhamma Friends. It has about 816 members. Ask a question or only listen.

    Go to Discord
  2. Find a kalyanamitta

    A kalyanamitta is a good Dhamma friend. You can talk with one, one to one. The map lists 184 of them.

    Find a kalyanamitta
  3. Find a sangha

    Temples, monasteries, groups and retreats around the world, in a list and on a map.

    Open the map
  4. Share what you learn

    Members share articles, talks and videos, and talk about them in the forum.

    Go to the forum

The map

People and places in the Dhamma.

The map holds 2,541 listings. Search by name, place or tradition. A listing that asks for a fee says so on its card.

Open the map

Groups
1,930
Temples
391
Kalyanamitta
184
Retreats
27
Resources
9
All listings
2,541

Said plainly

What to expect.

It is free to join. There are no advertisements.

Some listings ask for a fee. Each of those says so on its card, and you can hide them.

We say kalyanamitta, not teacher. The word means a good Dhamma friend.

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