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# Guess We've Been Out of It
- URL: https://thedailyeudemon.com/2152/
- Published: 2005-08-25T17:04:42.000Z
- Updated: 2005-08-25T17:04:42.000Z
- Author: Eric Scheske
- Tags: Religion, #wpChunk

Ali and the Dalai Lama? Islam is about as friendly toward Buddhism (a non-people-of-the-book religion) as it is to liquor stores.

> By meticulously tapping sand out of foot-long steel funnels, eight Tibetan monks are creating a sacred artwork to commemorate the friendship of Louisville native Muhammad Ali and the Dalai Lama.

> Seated on thin mattresses in the glass-enclosed lobby of a Louisville building, the monks started on the multicolored mandala Monday, and are due to finish it next week.

> Traditionally, the artworks are destroyed upon completion to symbolize the impermanence of beautiful things, a central tenet of Buddhist philosophy. This one, however, will be secured with sprayed-on glue and dedicated at the grand opening Nov. 19 of the Muhammad Ali Center.

[Link](http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/B/BOX%5FMONKS%5FALI%5FARTWORK?SITE=NYNYD&SECTION=STRANGE&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2005-08-25-10-29-21&ref=thedailyeudemon.com).