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Buddhist monks create art to cleanse negativity

October 4, 2008 – 11:06 am

Sunday, August 03, 2008
Monks make for low-maintenance houseguests.
Grand Junction’s Ray and Peggy Pilcher invited six monks with the Gaden Shartse Monastery to stay in their home during the monks’ stay in Mesa County.
The monks are on a U.S. tour, raising awareness about Buddhism and donations for construction of a hospital to serve their monastery and [...]

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Sand mandala to be swept away tonight in Grand Junction

October 4, 2008 – 10:56 am

GRAND JUNCTION — Today is the last opportunity to view the colorful sand mandala that six Buddhist monks have taken turns working diligently on for the past three days at the Western Colorado Center for the Arts.
By tonight the mandala will be swept up, and the sand dissolved into the Colorado River.
The monks will begin [...]

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Durango, Colorado

September 4, 2008 – 7:15 am

August 27th to August 29th

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Gunnison, Colorado

September 3, 2008 – 9:22 pm

August 22nd through 27th
This was the first time the Gaden Monks have come to Gunnison. However I have a bit of a history here. I lived in Gunnison shortly after my daughter was born. We moved up here, living at Johnny Towner’s trailer park, during the winter of 1982/83. It was a tough economic time [...]

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