Tibetan monks of the Drepung Loseling Monastery are constructing a mandala sand painting Sept. 22 through Sept. 25 in the Memorial Union. 

The mandala is a form of Tantric Buddhism art believed to help gain wisdom and compassion. The geographic build of the mandala is believed to house deities with the main deity housed in the center.

The tool is meant to guide people along the path to enlightenment, according to a website about the mandala. 

The sand mandala is believed to be a center of healing and purification and is unique to Tibetan Buddhism. 

Schedule:

Sept. 22

• Opening ceremony: 12 to 12:30 p.m.
• Drawing of the lines: 12:30 to 3:30 p.m.
• Sand painting by Tibetan monks: 3:30 to 6 p.m.
  • Memorial Union Main Lounge, Free

  Stone mandala craft: Walk-in 2 to 10 p.m.

  • Workspace, $2

  Embroidered mandalas class: 6 to 8 p.m.

  • Workspace on Mondays for 2 weeks, $25 ISU and $35 public

Sept. 23

• Sand painting by Tibetan monks: 10 a.m. to  6 p.m.
  • Memorial Union Main Lounge, Free
• Stone mandala craft: Walk-in 2 to 10 p.m.
  • Workspace, $2

  Mandala drawing class: 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.

  • Workspace, $5

  Lecture on the symbolism of the sand mandala: 8 p.m.

  • Pioneer Room, Free

Sept. 24

• Sand painting by Tibetan monks: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
  • Main Lounge, Free
• Stone mandala craft: Walk-in 2 to 10 p.m.
  • Workspace, $2

Sept. 25

• Mandala completion: 10 to 11 a.m.
• Mandala viewing: 11 a.m. to noon
• Closing ceremony: Noon to 12:45 p.m.
• Dispersal of the sand: 12:45 p.m.
  • Main Lounge, Free

  Stone mandala craft: Walk-in 2-10 p.m.

  • Workspace, $2