All events are free, open to the public and held in the Carlos Museum Level 3 Ackerman Hall unless otherwise noted.For more information: http://bit.do/TibetWeek2020

Monday, March 2312:00 - 1:00 pm Opening Ceremony – Geshe Lobsang Tenzin Negi & monks of Drepung Loseling Monastery

1:00 - 5:00 pm Mandala Sand Painting Live Exhibition – Mandala of Manjushri, the Buddha of Wisdom5:00 - 6:00 pm Guided Compassion Meditation with Steven Blount7:30 - 9:00 pm Discussion: “Philosophy as a Bridge Between Science and Buddhism”

Dr. Mark Risjord, Professor of Philosophy and Geshe Dadul Namgyal, an expert in Tibetan Buddhistphilosophy, discuss their work with the Emory-Tibet Science Initiative and how philosophy can serve asa way to bring science and Buddhism into dialogue.

Tuesday, March 2410:00 - 5:00 pm Mandala Sand Painting Live Exhibition – Mandala of Manjushri, the Buddha of Wisdom.

4:00 - 5:00 pm AntiquiTEA with Dr. Sara McClintock - Life of the Buddha ThangkhaEnjoy afternoon tea and scones as Dr. Sara McClintock of Emory’s Department of Religion discusses a thangka painting that depicts scenes from the life of the Buddha.

5:00 - 6:00 pm Guided Compassion Meditation with Maureen Shelton7:30 - 9:00 pm Talk– “Healing the Divide: A Tibetan Abbot’s Perspective” with Khen Rinpoche, Geshe Lobsang

Samten Lama, abbot of Drepung Loseling Monastery. Representing a new generation of monastic leadership, Khen Rinpoche speaks on how we can use compassion to bridge differences in perspective. Introduced by Dr. Lobsang Tenzin Negi.

Wednesday, March 2510:00 - 5:00 pm Mandala Sand Painting Live Exhibition – Mandala of Manjushri, the Buddha of Wisdom.

5:00 - 6:00 pm Guided Compassion Meditation with Bobbi Patterson7:30 - 9:15 pm Film Screening - “The Dalai Lama: Scientist” – (Harland Cinema—main entrance on Means

Drive). In "The Dalai Lama -- Scientist", the Dalai Lama tells, in his own words, of his lifelong journey into the world of science and technology. With never before seen footage, this film tells the very human story of the Dalai Lama that no one knows. Introduced by Carol Beck.

Thursday, March 2610:00 - 5:00 pm Mandala Sand Painting Live Exhibition – Mandala of Manjushri, the Buddha of Wisdom 5:00 - 6:00 pm Guided Compassion Meditation with Geshe Lobsang Tenzin Negi7:30 - 9:00 pm Panel Discussion – “Why SEE Learning Matters”- Join members of the SEE Learning Research

Council to discuss how His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s vision for the education of the heart is relevantto life in the 21st century. Panelists include Dr. Elisa Kozasa, Albert Einstein Israelite Hospital inBrazil; Dr. Kimberly Schonert-Reichl, University of British Columbia; Dr. Lynne Borden, the University of Minnesota; Dr. Brigitte Mantruffel, Mathematica Policy Research; and Dr. Deborah Schussler and Dr. Robert Roeser, Penn State University. Moderated by Dr. Brendan Ozawa-de Silva.

Friday, March 2710:00 - 5:00 pm Mandala Sand Painting Live Exhibition – Mandala of Manjushri, the Buddha of Wisdom

5:00 - 6:00 pm Guided Compassion Meditation with Michelle Heker

Saturday, March 2810:00 - 2:00 pm Family Event: Sand Painting (Tate Room) - Visit Ackerman Hall to view the sand mandala

created by the Tibetan monks of Drepung Loseling Monastery during this highly-anticipated ritual of Emory’s Tibet Week. Create your own sand painting using Tibetan chak-purs and colored sand before the Dismantling Ceremony at 2 PM, illustrating the impermanence of all things. Free to members and $10 for non-members, free for children 5 and under. Includes admission to the museum.

Sign up for the 10am – 12pm session here: http://bit.do/MorningSessionSign up for the 12 – 2pm session here: http://bit.do/AfternoonSession

2:00 - 3:30 pm Closing Ceremonies

TIBET WEEK 2020Michael C. Carlos Museum at Emory University

“Bridging Science and Spirituality”

Tibet Week 2020 is made possible through the generosity of: The Center for Contemplative Science and Compassion-Based Ethics, the Michael C. Carlos Museum,

Emory College, The Joni Winston Fund, Drepung Loseling Monastery, Inc., Gaden Phodrang Foundation of the Dalai Lama, the Yeshe Khorlo Foundation

and the Pierre and Pamela Omidyar Fund.

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