Interdisciplinary Study of Religions Program Presents
Impermanence: Sand Mandala
Tuesday, April 7, 2015
Reem-Kayden Center
Tuesday, April 7 - Saturday, April 11RKC Lobby
Closing Ceremony and Procession to waterfall: April 11 at noon
Screening of short films from "Tibetan Stories"
Thursday, April 9, 7-9 pm. Weis Cinema
followed by a panel discussion with film maker Russell Avery, Lama Tenzin Yignyen, Rae Erin Dachille-Hey and Kay Larson.
Free and open to the public
The Venerable Lama Tenzin Yignen, Tibetan Buddhist monk from the Dalai Lama’s home monastery Namgyal and professor at Hobart and William Smith Colleges, will install a sand mandala, a “cosmic diagram that represents the dwelling place or celestial mansion” of the Buddha of Compassion, over the course of six days. Just when it is complete, the mandala will be ritually cut, swept together, and taken in procession down to the river in this performed lesson on impermanence.
For more information, call 845-758-7364, or e-mail [email protected].
Location: Reem-Kayden Center