![Nuns from Jangchub Choeling Nunnery in Mundgod, South India, begin the creation of the Medicine Buddha Sand Mandala at the Peter J. Gomes Chapel in Lewiston, Maine, as part of the Jangchub Jamtse Tour, on June 24, 2024. The mandala is part of the Jangchub Jamtse Tour and aims to generate positive energy and mend physical, emotional, spiritual, and environmental ailments.The event is open to the public until June 28, 2024. (Theophil Syslo | Bates College)](https://www.bates.edu/news/wp-content/blogs.dir/174/files/2024/06/4x6_-400x267.webp)
In Gomes Chapel, a Buddhist healing ritual grows, one grain o…
Created in Gomes Chapel this week by Tibetan nuns, the colorful, exquisite sand mandala will be dissolved into Lake Andrews, but its healing energy will remain.
Enabling move. Mothballed space in Chase Hall was renovated to house the OIE program because their existing facility is to be demolished to make way for the new Campus Avenue Housing Project.
The former mid and low ceiling dining areas have new paint and lighting along with office and meeting rooms to support the programmatic needs for the Office of Intercultural Education. staff and student gatherings. This provides much needed multi-purpose spaced to accommodate intimate and group meeting spaces. A new kitchen supports many of the OIE’s programs allowing the shared preparation of food to bring students together.
Additionally a new central corridor was added that now makes the accessible lift connected to the OIE.