Presentation Construction of sand mandalas Credits Wednesday April 30, 1997 Thursday May 1, 1997 Saturday May 3, 1997 Sunday May 4, 1997

Prior to beginning their daily work on the mandala, the monks meditate. Large numbers of people in the National Capital Region visit the Museum to see the process, many returning each day to observe the expanding form. Gradually the form of a celestial mansion takes shape.