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Welcome to the web home of the 
Hridaya Vihara - Temple in the Heart Sangha.

We are a Zen Buddhist community based in Southern California that originated in California State
Prisons.  The Sangha now includes over 100 members in and around Los Angeles and internationally.  To learn more about our origins, go to the Sangha History page.

Abbess, Kshanti,
(a.k.a Rev. Su Co Thich Tu Nhân  -- Secular Name: Maria Cristina Beato-Lanz)
can be contacted at:
kshantihome@gmail.com