Tibetan monks to visit campus

Monks from Gaden Jangste Monastery

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.

Monk Mandala

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.