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DESCRIPTION:In keeping with centuries-old tradition\, Tibetan Buddhist monk
 s from the Drepung Loseling Monastery create and then ritually destroy an i
 ntricate sand mandala painting.\n\n\nThe week concludes with a closing cere
 mony in which the sand is swept up and placed in an urn\, a metaphor for th
 e impermanence of life. As a gesture of healing\, half of the sand is distr
 ibuted to the audience\, while the remainder is carried to a nearby body of
  water and released. The waters then carry the healing blessing to the ocea
 n\, allowing its healing energy to spread throughout the world.
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LOCATION:Old Chapel
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SUMMARY:Closing Ceremony: Mystical Arts of Tibet
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URL:https://events.umass.edu/event/closing-ceremony-mystical-arts-of-tibet
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