Schedule of events for Tibetan monks’ visit to UHCL

October 20, 2017 | UHCL Staff

Schedule of events for Tibetan monks’ visit to UHCL

In a weeklong academic project sponsored by University of Houston-Clear Lake’s College of Human Sciences and Humanities, the Sacred Arts of Tibet Tour will be visiting UH-Clear Lake from Nov. 6-10. The Tour is comprised of Tibetan monks from Gaden Shartse Norling Monastery in Mundgod, India, who will construct a sand mandala, deliver two public lectures, visit classrooms, and at the end of the week, ritually dismantle the sand mandala.

The week’s events are as follows:

  • Nov. 6, 10 a.m.: Opening ceremony to begin construction of the sand mandala in the Bayou Building, Atrium I.
  • Nov. 7, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.: Public lecture in the Garden Room, Bayou Building. “Climate Change and the Six Delusions: Buddhist Perspectives on the Environment.”
  • Nov. 9, 6:30-8:30 p.m.: Public lecture in room 3326 in the Bayou Building. “A Day in the Life of a Monk.” Sand mandala is completed.
  • Nov. 10, 10 a.m.: Concluding ceremony and dissolution of the sand mandala in the Bayou Building, Atrium I. Procession outside to return the sand to the natural elements.

Admission is free to all events.

For more information about the monks’ visit, call Elbby Antony, assistant director of development, at 281-283-2016.

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