About WBSF
For over 50 years, our temple has served as a spiritual home for the San Francisco and greater Bay Area community.
Now located in the East Bay, we continue this tradition in a new setting.
Won Buddhism is a modern Buddhist tradition that began with the enlightenment of Sotaesan, the Founding Master.
Through meditation, mindfulness practice, and dharma study, we bring the teachings of Buddhism into everyday life—cultivating wisdom, inner peace, and compassion.
We aspire to contribute to our community and the wider world through these values.
Our temple is a peaceful, safe, and welcoming space for all—where we practice together, learn together, and grow together.
Being into nonbeing and nonbeing into being,
Turning and turning in the ultimate,
Being and nonbeing are both void,
Yet this void is also complete.
Let there be a Great Opening of spirit.
Founding master Sotaesan
