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UB proudly sponsors a year of events
The 14th Dalai Lama at the University at Buffalo
Promoting peace across borders through education
A Special Day of Learning
September 19, 2006
In honor of His Holiness’ visit, September 19, 2006, has been designated a special day of learning at UB. Regular classes will be suspended to allow students and faculty a unique opportunity to participate in learning opportunities about global issues that are of particular interest to students and community members and of abiding concern to the Dalai Lama.
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Sand mandala and related exhibits
UB Art Gallery and Center for the Arts atrium open for visitors to sand mandala and related exhibits
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Community meditation
Community meditation led by Lama Surya Das, UB alumnus and Buddhist teacher
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Putting 9/11 in perspective: The Prospects for Peace
Panel of scholars examines effect of 9/11 on global peace
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Nonviolent Conflict Resolution in the Buffalo Community: From Prevention to Intervention
A panel on the range of approaches to dealing with differences effectively but peacefully
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Talk by Lama Surya Das
Prepare for His Holiness' address with a lecture by UB alumnus and Buddhist teacher
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Putting your Education to Work for Peace
UB students, faculty, and staff speak about the goals of the Peace Corps, and how their volunteer service promoted peace and understanding
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Tibetan Thangka painting lecture
Explore a traditional art form
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Science and Spirituality panel: Perspectives on Being Human
What is the nature of human origins? What is consciousness and how has it evolved from non-human conditions? What is our material, emotional, and spiritual relationship to self, other, and the broader world?
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Exploring Perspectives panel
Interfaith discussion
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Symbolism of the mandala
Understand the significance of this Tibetan art form
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Dalai Lama experience
Explore special collections on Tibetan culture and Buddhism
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Reading by Tsering Wangmo Dhompa
Encompasses poetry, memoir, and travel writing
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Sand mandala deconstruction ceremony
Demonstration emphasizes the impermanence of this life in Tibetan Buddhist tradition
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Program of music and performances
Featuring traditional Tibetan artists
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His Holiness the Dalai Lama
His Holiness the Dalai Lama will deliver a major address on the theme of promoting peace across borders through education.
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What the Dalai Lama Said: a commentary by Lama Surya Das
A UB alumnus and Buddhist teacher offers his interpretation of the address by His Holiness
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Science, Music and Life: Lessons from a Scientist's Quest
Lecture and performance by UB professor
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Feature film presentation: "Phun Anu Thanu"
Screening of "Phun Anu Thanu" ("Two Exile Brothers")
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University Libraries' Exhibits in Honor of the Visit to UB of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama
Explores the life and thought of the Dalai Lama, Tibetan history, religion, medicine, music, law, architecture, culture, and the development of Western geographic notions of Central Asia and Tibet across time.