Tashi Kyil monks return to Notre Dame to create peace mandala | News | Notre Dame News | University of Notre Dame Skip To Content Skip To Navigation Skip To Search University of Notre Dame Notre Dame News Experts ND in the News Subscribe About Us Home Contact Search Menu Home › News › Tashi Kyil monks return to Notre Dame to create peace mandala Tashi Kyil monks return to Notre Dame to create peace mandala Published: September 25, 2018 Author: Jessica Sieff Peace Mandala Six Tibetan Buddhist monks of the Labrang Tashi Kyil Monastery in Dehradun, India, will return to the University of Notre Dame to create a sacred peace sand mandala, a painting of colored sands considered the most unique and exquisite artistic tradition of Buddhism. The monks will construct the mandala each day this week from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., with a one-hour closing ceremony to be held at 10 a.m. Friday (Sept. 28). Members of the public as well as the Notre Dame campus community are welcome to visit and watch the progress of the mandala throughout the week. The Tibetan art form, called dul-tson-kyil-khor or “mandala of colored powders,” represents the cycle of life — creation, the beauty of existence and its impermanence, and the return to the natural world for creation again. The monks will create the mandala in the First Floor Reading Room at the Jordan Hall of Science. “Continuing the ecumenical monastic tradition begun between Thomas Merton and the Dalai Lama, we have invited the monks to reflect on the common goal of compassion among all religious traditions and philosophies in the response to suffering,” said Dominic Vachon, director of the Ruth M. Hillebrand Center for Compassionate Care in Medicine, which is co-sponsoring the event with Notre Dame International. At the conclusion of the intricate process, the colored sands will be swept up to symbolize the impermanence of all that exists. A portion of the sand will be given to guests and the remainder carried in a procession by the monks to a flowing body of water, where it will be ceremonially poured to disperse the healing energies of the mandala throughout the world. Contact: Jessica Sieff, assistant director of media relations, 574-631-3933, jsieff@nd.edu Posted In: University News Home Experts ND in the News Subscribe About Us Related October 03, 2022 Congresswoman Liz Cheney to speak at Notre Dame on the future of democracy September 22, 2022 In memoriam: Rev. Richard Warner, C.S.C., longtime leader for Notre Dame, Congregation of Holy Cross September 22, 2022 ND Forum keynote event to feature Emmy Award-winning actors in Theater of War Productions’ presentation of ‘The Suppliants’ in Notre Dame Stadium September 21, 2022 In annual address to faculty, Father Jenkins outlines campus-wide vision for elevating excellence September 15, 2022 Lilly Endowment Inc. grant helps to expand Notre Dame pre-college programs for Hoosier high school students For the Media Contact Office of Public Affairs and Communications Notre Dame News 500 Grace Hall Notre Dame, IN 46556 USA Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Pinterest © 2022 University of Notre Dame Search Mobile App News Events Visit Accessibility Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube LinkedIn