{"id":11,"date":"2016-10-06T14:40:08","date_gmt":"2016-10-06T14:40:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev-tufts-chaplaincy.pantheonsite.io\/buddhist\/?page_id=11"},"modified":"2026-06-15T20:26:47","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T00:26:47","slug":"welcome","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/chaplaincy.tufts.edu\/buddhist\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-11\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-11-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-11-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-11-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h1>Welcome from the Sangha Community<\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSangha has been the glue of my Tufts experience. It is a safe place to land after days of running on end and opens doors to people whom I can traverse the winding paths of college with.<br \/>\nI am immensely grateful for a sangha who I can learn with, live with, practice with, and be one with amongst the chaos. In a world where so much seems divided, our humble sangha stays united.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2013Elijah Mirman, A27<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-11-0-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-11-0-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-11\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/chaplaincy.tufts.edu\/buddhist\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/02.21-Sangha-Photo--657x567.jpg\" width=\"657\" height=\"567\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chaplaincy.tufts.edu\/buddhist\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/02.21-Sangha-Photo--657x567.jpg 657w, https:\/\/chaplaincy.tufts.edu\/buddhist\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/02.21-Sangha-Photo--440x380.jpg 440w, https:\/\/chaplaincy.tufts.edu\/buddhist\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/02.21-Sangha-Photo--1536x1325.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/chaplaincy.tufts.edu\/buddhist\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/02.21-Sangha-Photo--2048x1767.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/chaplaincy.tufts.edu\/buddhist\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/02.21-Sangha-Photo--250x216.jpg 250w, https:\/\/chaplaincy.tufts.edu\/buddhist\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/02.21-Sangha-Photo--278x240.jpg 278w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 657px) 100vw, 657px\" title=\"Sangha on fall retreat\" alt=\"Sangha on fall retreat\" loading=\"lazy\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-11-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-11-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-11-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-button panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-button so-widget-sow-button-flat-36dcff784c41-11\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"ow-button-base ow-button-align-center\">\n\t<a\n\thref=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/tuftssangha\/\"\n\t\tclass=\"ow-icon-placement-left ow-button-hover\" \t>\n\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tFind the Sangha on Instagram\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-11-1-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-11-1-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-button panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"3\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-button so-widget-sow-button-flat-36dcff784c41-11\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"ow-button-base ow-button-align-center\">\n\t<a\n\thref=\"https:\/\/chaplaincy.tufts.edu\/weekly-gatherings-2\/\"\n\t\tclass=\"ow-icon-placement-left ow-button-hover\" \t>\n\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tSee Weekly Gatherings\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-11-1-2\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-11-1-2-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-button panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"4\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-button so-widget-sow-button-flat-36dcff784c41-11\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"ow-button-base ow-button-align-center\">\n\t<a\n\thref=\"https:\/\/chaplaincy.tufts.edu\/buddhist\/circlesofpeace\/\"\n\t\tclass=\"ow-icon-placement-left ow-button-hover\" \t>\n\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tCircles of Peace: a Tibetan Mandala Project\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome from the Sangha Community &nbsp; \u201cSangha has been the glue of my Tufts experience. 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