National and DMV Dharmic Sister Organizations

Council of Hindu Temples of North America (CHTNA )

(also known as “Hindu Council” or simply “the Council”) was established in May 1984 and got formally incorporated as a legal entity in March 1986 in New York State. Since then Council has met almost every year (with some breaks in between) at one of the Temples. The current Secretariat office is in New York. It is a recognized 501 (c) (3) Non-Profit Hindu organization. It is governed by 9 Board of Director Temples. The functions carried out in the Council can only be by the designated representatives of member Temples. The number of participant and member temples are increasing.

http://www.chtna.org/

Hindu Mandir Executives Conference (HMEC)

HMEC offers Mandir Executives’, Priests, Hindu community leaders and Scholars a great opportunity to learn from one another and grow as one. Join together as one, share, and listen to each other’s stories, opinions, and experiences.

• Building, preserving and strengthening of Mandirs in North America

• Engaging youth in temple operations

• Providing leadership, networking and building a strong community

• Engaging in inter-faith dialog: Reasons Hindus should be active

• Social Services: Hallmark of Hindus

United Hindu Jain Temples (UJHT)

UHJT Objectives:

• To promote religious, cultural and educational activities related to Hindu and Jain religions in the Greater Washington- Baltimore Metropolitan Region and to promote study and understanding of these two religions;

• To assist in the setting up and management of Hindu and Jain temples and organizations through sharing of information and experience;

• To assist and to promote charitable community service activities principally in the Greater Washington-Baltimore Metropolitan Region and elsewhere in events of natural disaster as the Board of Directors of UHJT may so decide;

• To promote and participate in multi-faith dialogues to create better understanding between faiths.

https://www.dcunitedtemples.org/

International Buddhist Association of America

Guided by the highest aspirations of Buddhist wisdom and insight, IBAA has been founded to promote the Buddhadharma in America by acting as a unified voice for all American Buddhists at state and national level in the nation’s capital of Washington D.C. To promote, preserve and protect Buddhism within the United States of America and abroad. This is done through the collaboration with all branches (yanas), for the benefit of all beings.

www.ibaa.org