Wednesday, November 4, 2009 | 6-9 pm
Target Wednesday After Hours: Dr. Nathan Katz & The Mystical Arts of Tibet
Thursday & Friday, November 5-6 | 10am-5pm
Observe the Mystical Arts of Tibet creating the scared mandala
Saturday, November 7 | 3pm
Mandala consecration ceremony
Mandala sand paintings are painstakingly created grain-by-grain by Drepung Loseling monks. This artistic tradition of Tantric Buddhism ranks among the most unique and exquisite forms of asian arts. In Tibet this art is called dul-tson-kyil-khor, which literally means “mandala of colored powders.” Formed of traditional iconography that includes geometric shapes and a multitude of ancient spiritual symbols, the sand-painted mandala is used as a tool for re-consecrating the earth and its inhabitants. Nathan Katz was selected as a delegate to the 1990 Tibetan-Jewish dialogue hosted by H. H. the Dalai Lama and reported in the best-selling The Jew in the Lotus. He reciprocated the hospitality in 1999 when the Dalai Lama first visited FIU for an honorary doctorate, as well as his 2004 visit. Inspired by the Dalai Lama’s vision of educating both the “warm heart” andthe “good brain,” Katz founded FIU’s innovative Center for the Study of Spirituality. Buddhist Art in The Frost Art Collection Also that evening, Honors College and Asian Studies scholars will lead a discussion on Buddhist art referencing Buddhist objects from a new installation in the Frost’s permanent collection.
The Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum
Florida International University
10975 SW 17th Street
Miami, FL 33199
305.348.2890
http://thefrost.fiu.edu