Tibetan monks from the Drepung Gomang Monastery are touring the U.S. to share the compassion and wisdom of Tibetan Buddhism. The purpose of the tour is to generate funds to insure the survival of this culture-in-exile. These funds will be directly utilized by the monks of the Drepung Gomang Monastery. They will be used to house, feed and educate everyone wishing to study at this monastic center of higher learning including orphans and refugees fleeing Chinese occupied Tibet. We are so fortunate to have the monks from the Drepung Gomang monastery return to the Rime Center and we have a number of events planned for them listed below.

Schedule of Activities - Kansas City

May 21 - 26 (daily 9 - 5) Creation of Chenrezig Sand Mandala at Union Station.

Friday, May 25 at 7:30 p.m. Performance of “Sacred Music/Sacred Dance) at Rime Buddhist Center. Tickets are $15 adult; $10 children under age of 12.

Saturday, May 26 at 2:00 Closing Cermonies at Union Station

Saturday, May 26 at 7:30 pm “Tibetan Culture Evening With The Monks” Designed for families and children. Activities include, learning butter sculpture, and sand mandala from the monks. Prayer flag printing, and Tsa Tsa making. And a special class to learn how to make Tibetan “mo mos” a Tibetan dumbling. Cost: Suggested donation to the monks of $15 per person and $5 per child.

For more information, visit http://www.rimecenter.org/