Hi, I am looking to go on a 3-6 month Buddhist retreat, anywhere in
the world, starting approximately at the beginning of January,2003. 
Looking for a fairly extensive list of places or orgs which offer
this, and then I will look into each one more carefully.  Thanks for
your help.

Hello!

While word of mouth is likely to turn up some worthy candidates for
you, here are some places for you to begin your search for an extended
retreat.  There’s tremendous variety represented here, but a quick
check indicates that all these promote extended individual retreats. 
Best wishes, and I hope that something here will lead to a satisfying
experience for you.

Authorshelper-ga


Chenrezig Institute – Queensland, Australia
http://www.chenrezig.com.au/frameset.htm


Zen Mountain Monastery – New York, U.S.A.
http://www.mro.org/zmm_cat/resident.html  

Kanduboda Meditation Centre -- Sri Lanka
http://www.vipassana.com/resources/meditation_in_sri_lanka.php
Gaia House – Devon, England
http://www.gaiahouse.co.uk/retreats.html

Thubten Shedrup Ling Monastery 
Tibetan Camp G.P.O. Box #1
Chailsa Salary, Solukhumbu, Nepal.
www.shedrupling-monastery.org

The Insight Meditation Society  -- Massachusetts, U.S.A.
http://www.dharma.org/ims/whoweare.htm

Panditarama Lumbini International Vipassana Meditation Centre -- 
Lumbini Garden, Nepal
http://web.ukonline.co.uk/buddhism/lumbiniv.htm

Compassion Center - Buddhist Retreat 
Little Corn Island, Nicaragua.  Contact info available at:
http://www.buddhanet.net/americas/budc_ca.htm

A Guide to Buddhist Monasteries and Meditation Centres in Thailand
http://www.dharmanet.org/thai_94.html

MIDWEST SHAMBALA RETREAT CENTER --Plymouth, WI
 http://www.shambalacenter.org/newsletter/new6.html

Wood Valley Temple and Retreat Center – Big Island of Hawaii, U.S.A.
http://planet-hawaii.com/nechung/index.html

Land of medicine Buddha – Conference and retreat center   California,
U.S.A.
http://www.medicinebuddha.org/personal.html

Emoyeni Retreat Centre – South Africa
http://www.emoyeni-retreat.com/index.htm
	
Sakya Kachod Choling  Tibetan Buddhist Retreat Center  -- San Juan
Island, Washington, U.S.A.
http://www.rockisland.com/~thrinley/

Zen Buddhist Temple – Illinois, U.S.A.
”Reclaim Your Spirit”by Christine McCurdy, Janice Thompson, James
FaberConscious Choice, January 2002
http://www.consciouschoice.com/issues/cc1501/reclaimyourspirit1501.html

Bhavana Society Forest Monastery and Retreat Center – West Virginia,
U.S.A.
http://www.bhavanasociety.org/

Serlingpa Retreat Center – Michoacan, Mexico
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Forest/2253/information.html

Metta Forest Monastery – California, U.S.A.
http://here-and-now.org/watmetta.html

Gampo Abbey == Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia CA
http://www.gampoabbey.org/home/abbey-road.htm

Palolo Zen Center -- Hawaii, U.S.A.
www.ciolek.com/WWVLPages/ZenPages/DiamondSangha.html


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Clarification of Answer by authorshelper-ga on 18 Jun 2002 22:29 PDT

Here's the best combination of search terms I found for this:

individual personal Buddhist retreat center monastery

It's not pretty, but, hey! it works :)

authorshelper

thanks a lot man or wo-man

Hi,

I would like to add a comment,since Buddhism evolved in India there
are a few good Buddhist Places in India.

You can refer to 

Tours Conducted for various Buddhist Pilgrimage in India
http://www.sightsofindia.com/buddha-tours.html

you could also check the links provided by authorshelper on these
sites, which  have information on Buddhist Associations and Dhamma
Centers in India.

1.   http://www.buddhanet.net/asia_dir/abc_i.htm


2.   http://www.dharmanet.org/t-world.html


3.   http://www.dharmanet.org/Dir/World/ctr_in.html

Hope this helps!

Don't forget Tassajara!  This place is unparalleled.

http://www.sfzc.com/Pages/Tassajara/Tassajara_Controls/zmc.html