Summary of Events 16 January - 3 February, 2002 at Art Gallery of NSW

Daily Schedule

10 - 10.30 am Morning meditation
11.45 am Culture for Kids
12.45 pm Dharma Talks
3 pm Tantric Art Class
7.30 pm Wednesday Evening Meditation

Wednesday to Sunday from 16 January to 3 February.
See the construction of the richly coloured Sand Mandala of Guhyasamja as it is created, grain by grain, over a fifteen-day-period culminating in a dissolution ceremony and procession to return the sands to the waters of the earth.

Wednesday 16 January 2001
10.00 to 10.45am Ceremony of Blessing the space and Drawing of the Blueprint for the Mandala of Guhyasamaja.

Culture for Kids with the Gyuto Monks
Wednesday to Sunday 16 January to 3 February 11.45 am
Free with exhibition entry

Wednesday 16 Jan Mandala Art
Thursday 17 Jan Tibetan Peace Weaving
Friday 18 Jan Tibetan Wish Path Exercises
Saturday 19 Jan Monks' Magic Flowers
Sunday 20 Jan Butter Sculpture
Wednesday 23 Jan Tibetan Peace Weaving
Thursday 24 Jan Tibetan Wish Path Excercises
Friday 25 Jan Mandala Art
Saturday 26 Jan Butter Sculpture
Sunday 27 Jan Tibetan Chess 'Chasing the King'
Wednesday 30 Jan Monks' Magic Flowers
Thursday 31 Jan Mandala Art
Friday 1 Feb Sand Sculpture
Saturday 2 Feb Tibetan Peace Weaving
Sunday 3 Feb Gyuto Offering Flowers

Lunchtime Dharma Talks
12.45 to 1.45 pm Wednesday to Sunday
Free with exhibition entry or $10 donation.

Great Chantmaster of Gyuto Tantric University, Lobsang Tsering, presents a series of talks that offer a solid introduction to classic Buddhist teachings while providing a useful framework for addressing common life issues.

Wednesday 16 Jan Once in a Lifetime
Thursday 17 Jan A Degree of Detachment
Friday 18 Jan Defining Happiness
Saturday 19 Jan Human Affection, The Healing Touch
Sunday 20 Jan Dealing with Dis-ease
Wednesday 23 Jan Receiving – The Art of Giving
Thursday 24 Jan Compassion and You
Friday 25 Jan Transforming Jealousy into Love
Saturday 26 Jan Fear of Feeling – Obstacles to Relationship
Sunday 27 Jan A Flawed Being – the Perfect Buddha
Wednesday 30 Jan Living, Dying, Death and After
Friday 1 Feb Living Life to the Full – The Tantric Experience
Saturday 2 Feb Gyuto Memories of Tibet
Sunday 3 Feb A Peace Offering

Tantric art workshops
Wednesday to Sunday 16 January to 2 February 3 to 4 pm.
Free with exhibition entry.

Wednesday 16 Jan Tibetan Bamboo Pen Calligraphy
Thursday 17 Jan Hand Mudras – Ritual Hand Movements
Friday 18 Jan Painting of Auspicious Symbols on Cloth
Saturday 19 Jan Mani Stone Painting
Sunday 20 Jan Art of the Buddhist Altar
Wednesday 23 Jan Mandala Art
Thursday 24 Jan Mani Stone Painting
Friday 25 Jan Tsa Tsa Clay Statue Making
Saturday 26 Jan Tibetan Wish Path Exercises
Sunday 27 Jan Tibetan Bamboo Pen Calligraphy
Wednesday 30 Jan Painting a Bodhisattva Image
Friday 1 Feb Torma Art
Saturday 2 Feb Harmonic Chanting Workshop
Sunday 3 Feb Dissolution Ceremony of Sand Mandala

Evening Meditation on Wednesdays
16, 23, 30 January 7.30 – 8.30 pm
Free with exhibition entry.

A link between knowledge and practice, these sessions offer direct and clear advice and techniques for achieving balance in both body and mind.

16 January The Body: Banishing Stress
23 January The Mind: Healing Hurt
30 January the Heart: Surviving Loss

Admission details:
$10, $7 concession
$3 booked groups (10 or more)
$27 family (2 adults, 2 children)
$25 BUDDHA season pass. (Recommended method of payment)

Further Information:
Tel: 02 9225 1738
Fax: 02 9221 5129
Email: info@buddha.artgallery.nsw.gov.au

  • Click here to go to the official Art Gallery of NSW "Buddha: Radiant Awakening" site for more information, or here for specific Gyuto Monk details on their site.


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