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Are there any Daoist Monasteries/Convents in the U.S.?

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My sister is on the incredible journey of becoming a Catholic nun. She's in her discernment period at the moment, but that got me thinking: since there are Buddhist convents and monasteries in the U.S., are there any Daoist equivalents?

 

I mean a true convent/monastery, where the people live together in communal style, eat together, study, etc. all under one roof.

 

I know that they exist throughout Asia, but I am wondering if such a thing yet exists in the U.S.

 

 

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She feels called by the Dominican order in particular - and also, after some digging, I might have found one that is sort of like a Daoist monastery, but not sure if it still exists or if it's disbanded or what (they don't have a website from what I can find): The Genesee Valley Daoist Hermitage, a residential facility for serious students of self-cultivation, located in Idaho. But that is a hermitage.

 

I've found that there are several spiritual hermitages throughout the U.S...I didn't know that before.

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