What is the Meaning of This?
This item is in the "Nation in Brief" section of the W. Post today:
Louisville - By meticulously tapping sand out of foot-long funnels, eight Tibetan monks are creating a sacred artwork to commemorate Louisville native Muhammad Ali's friendship with the Dalai Lama. Traditionally, the artworks are destroyed upon completion to symbolize the impermanence of the physical world, a tenet of Buddhist philosophy. This one, however, will be sprayed with glue and dedicated at the Nov. 19 grand opening of the Muhammad Ali Center.
So....how long does the friendship last? I am so confused. Why are the Buddhists changing their policy for this, now? Not that I care, but it just doesn't make sense to me, on their own terms.
Louisville - By meticulously tapping sand out of foot-long funnels, eight Tibetan monks are creating a sacred artwork to commemorate Louisville native Muhammad Ali's friendship with the Dalai Lama. Traditionally, the artworks are destroyed upon completion to symbolize the impermanence of the physical world, a tenet of Buddhist philosophy. This one, however, will be sprayed with glue and dedicated at the Nov. 19 grand opening of the Muhammad Ali Center.
So....how long does the friendship last? I am so confused. Why are the Buddhists changing their policy for this, now? Not that I care, but it just doesn't make sense to me, on their own terms.
posted by pat at 8:58 AM
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