Thank you for making this such an amazing, successful event!
If you'd like a postcard of the Mandala of Compassion that was built at the school, please email mark@jhamtse.net
Photos of the mandala being built, taken by Manohar Panjabi:
And by Bruce Hillsmeyer:

And an enlargement of the center:

Visitors...
- Watched Tibetan monks from Namgyal Monastery complete
a sand mandala of compassion
- Shopped at Tibetan marketplace and ate Tibetan snacks
- Painted Tibetan Buddhist sacred statues (tsatsas)
- Learned about painting with sand and tried it themselves
- Had their names written in Tibetan script by Ven. Amdo
- Saw an exhibit of photographs of the Himalayas
Venerable Lobsang Phuntsok spoke on What Is Lacking In Education Today: A Tibetan Buddhist Monk's Perspective.
An authentic Tibetan dinner was served. Venerable Lobsang offered a keynote address, followed by a video of the creation of the mandala and a special awards ceremony.
Everyone enjoyed a performance by acclaimed Tibetan musician Penpa Tsering and James Durst & Trio Life. |