![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.
The members of the Steering Committee were charged with working with the consultants to provide information, to help identify and refine College goals and prorities, and to review and help select among the alternative plannning concepts.
All efforts undertaken within the planning process involved students, faculty and staff members. While it is not possible to summarize the names and roles of all the people that have been involved, here are some of the major contributors. At all stages of the process, extensive input from all campus constituencies has been incorporated.
Note: This Committee completed its work in fall 2004. An implementation steering committee was convened in 2005.