Lama, an internationally
respected advocate of
peace, who spoke on the
theme of compassion to a
large audience gathered at
Rutgers University Stadium
in New Brunswick, New
Jersey on September 25,
2005.
of performance art of
divine architecture," said
Alfredo Franco, Curator of
Brunswick, New Jersey, "The mandalas intrigue as they are built grain
by grain and are then destroyed. All beauty
is not lasting."
museums across the country, including the
Arthur Sackler Gallery, Washington; Field
Museum of Natural History, Chicago; Peabody
Essex Museum, Salem; the Indianapolis Art
Museum, Indianapolis; Kimbell Art Museum,
Fort Worth, and The Provincial Museum of
Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.
a metaphor of the impermanence of life. The
sands are swept up and placed in an urn in
order to fulfill the function of healing. Half
is distributed to the audience at the closing
ceremony and the other half is carried to a
nearby body of water, where it is deposited.
The waters carry the healing blessing to the
ocean, and spreads throughout the world for
planetary healing.
In anticipation of the Dalai Lama's visit to
2005, the monks of the Drepung Loseling Monastery constructed
a mandala sand painting at the Zimmerli Art Museum over a four-
day period beginning September 21 through September 24. The
photographs show the construction of the mandala sand painting in
progress on Day 3.
The Zimmerli Art Museum conducts and promotes scholarship as a
fundamental activity of the museum. To facilitate research, it maintains
extensive archival collections that add to its visual art holdings. The
museum is located at the corner of George and Hamilton Streets,
71 Hamilton Street, New Brunswick, NJ. Its hours of operation are
Tuesday - Friday: 10:00am-4:30pm and weekends: Noon-5:00pm.