Mandala at Brandeis
The many-colored mandala is a sacred three dimensional sand painting ordinarily made by Tibetan monks. The current Dalai Lama is the first to give permission for nuns to create a mandala. The one constructed at Brandeis in 1998, in preparation for the visit of the Dalai Lama in May of that year, was formed by nuns based in Nepal. Called avalokiteshvara, it symbolizes compassion as a central focus of the spiritual experience.
