Monks of the Drepung Gomang Monastery
Sacred Arts Tour 2017 to create Sacred Sand Mandala
in Studio San Giuseppe Art Gallery, Mount St. Joseph University
Monday, November 13 through Friday, November 17, 2017
The Art Education Association, Student Government Association, The Art & Design Department, and Studio San Giuseppe Art Gallery of Mount St. Joseph University are immensely excited to host the creation of the Chenrezig (Avalokiteshvara), the Bodhisattva of Compassion, Sand Mandala by the Monks of the Drepung Gomang Monastery in Studio San Giuseppe Art Gallery, located in the Dorothy Meyer Ziv Art Building.
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Monday: Opening Ceremony Chant: 9:30 a.m. in SSG.
Construction of Mandala begins following chant – 5:00 p.m.*
5 p.m.: End Chant and Tea Ceremony
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Tuesday: 9:00 a.m. Morning Chant; construction of Mandala – 5:00 p.m.
5 p.m.: End Chant and Tea Ceremony.
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Wednesday: 9:00 a.m. Morning Chant; construction of Mandala - 5:00 p.m.
GALLERY TALK: 1:15 p.m.
Tour leader, Geshe Lobsang Younten with Tenzin Namgyal, Tibetan-to-English/ English-to-Tibetan Translator.
5 p.m.: End Chant and Tea Ceremony
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Thursday: 9:30 a.m. Morning chant; construction of Mandala – 5:00 p.m.
GALLERY TALK: 11:00 a.m.- 12:00 noon
Tour leader, Geshe Lobsang Younten with Tenzin Namgyal, Tibetan-to-English/ English-to-Tibetan Translator.
5 p.m.: End Chant and Tea Ceremony
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Friday: Completion of the Mandala 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 p.m.
Final Dissolution Ceremony: 11:30 – 1:00 p.m.
Dispersal of mandala sands in the Ohio River (Fernbank Park) follows immediately.
*The monks will take lunch breaks Monday – Thursday; dinner after the tea ceremony
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