Twelve Tibetan monks from the Gaden Jangtse Monastery in India will visit campus from April 11 through 15 for meditation lessons, multi-tonal chanting, a philosophical debate, class visits, and the four-day construction of a colorful “Sand Mandala of Wisdom” in the Nott Memorial.
They will build the mandala Tuesday through Thursday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The construction of the colorful and intricate piece will be broadcast live via the College's website at http://www.union.edu/monkcam/.
This is the monks' second visit to Union. A group of seven was here in October 2001. The visit is funded through a Freeman Foundation grant to East Asian Studies.