Wednesday, August 12, 2015

A VISIT TO BHUTAN IN EL PASO, TX---BHUTANESE ARCHITECTURE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TX-EL PASO


A BUDDHIST TEMPLE FROM THE KINGDOM OF BHUTAN WAS RECENTLY INAUGURATED ON CAMPUS--(Will not be a practicing temple, more of an exhibit)


 A Hobo Dispatch Video Slideshow of the Campus Buildings, Temple, Prayer Flags, Prayer Wheel,  and Contemplative Garden, from a visit to the UTEP campus in Aug. 2015.

The following article gives an interesting overview of UTEP's Bhutan connection and related exhibits/activities--be sure and watch the amazing time-lapse video of the creation of the sand painting (link in the article) 

LINK TO ARTICLE ABOUT CAMPUS BHUTAN CONNECTIONS 

CLICK HERE TO WATCH TIME LAPSE OF SAND PAINTING ON CAMPUS 



Here's a link to a video about the construction of the Buddhist Temple on the UTEP campus when it was originally constructed at the Smithsonian in Washington, DC.---from there it was moved to El Paso

Watch the construction of the Temple at the Smithsonian