Tibetan Monks Construct Art Piece at Cincinnati's Mount St. Joe
THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER
By Kurt Backscheider
OHIO--Students and faculty at Mount St. Joseph University had a rare opportunity to witness Tibetan monks creating a sand mandala. Tibetan monks from the Drepung Gomang Monastery, a Buddhist monastery in South India dating back to 1416, were on the Mount’s campus the week of Sept. 22 to create an art piece using colored sand at the university’s Studio San Giuseppe Art Gallery. [link]
By Kurt Backscheider
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| A closer look at the sand mandala the group of Tibetan monks created at Mount St. Joseph University the week of Sept. 22. The three-dimensional piece is constructed using dyed sand particles and serves as a vehicle to generate compassion. |
