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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 Year of Events
September 19
Distinguished Speakers Series Lecture
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. | Details
September 19
Day of Learning
Sand mandala deconstruction ceremony
Demonstration emphasizes the impermanence of this life in Tibetan Buddhist tradition | Details
Exhibits
Saturday, September 16 through Tuesday, September 19
Mandala Sand Painting: A Sacred Art by the Tibetan Lamas of Drepung Loseling Monastery
From all the artistic traditions of Tantric Buddhism, that of painting with colored sand ranks as one of the most unique and exquisite. | Details
Saturday, September 16 through Saturday, September 23
Tibetan Art from the Rubin Museum of Art
Exhibit
UB Art Gallery, Center for the Arts
Special Gallery Hours:
9/16 11-5, 9/17 10-6, 9/18 10-7, 9/19 12-2 and 5-7, 9/20 11-5, 9/21 11-7, 9/22 11-5, 9/23 11-5
This selection of three works on loan from the Rubin Museum of Art, the first museum in the Western World dedicated to the art of the Himalayas and surrounding regions, contextualizes the visit of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama. The two paintings and a metal sculpture depict historical Dalai Lamas, including Dalai Lama III, Sonam Gyatso; Dalai Lama V, Ngagwang Lobzang Gyatso; and Dalai Lama VII, Kalzang Gyatso.
For more information visit: UB Art Galleries online.