A SYMBOL OF ENLIGHTENMENT BUDDHIST NUNS' ART REFLECTS EXPANSION OF THEIR ROLE From: The Boston Globe | Date: March 8, 1998| Author: Diego Ribadeneira, Globe Staff | Copyright 1998 The Boston Globe. Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

HARTFORD -- Stooped over a table, several Tibetan Buddhist nuns carefully spread colored sand onto a canvas, creating a brilliant, brightly colored design.

Working several hours a day, the nuns have been at their project for two weeks, and expect to finish Thursday.

Three days later, they will tear apart their artwork and toss the sand into the Connecticut River. To Westerners, laboring so hard to build something just to destroy it might seem a waste of time and energy. But to t...

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