Like any great artwork, the Tibetan Buddhist sand mandala is crafted with patience, precision and care. What makes the mandala unique, however, is how quickly it’s destroyed after being completed.

A group of Tibetan Buddhist monks is visiting San Luis Obispo this week as part of a three-week tour featuring the creation of traditional sand mandalas, cultural events and public ceremonies.

The Tibet Tour is a fundraiser for Gaden Shartse Monastic University in India, which was founded by exiled Tibetan scholars after the 1959 Tibetan uprising. Corrected: December 6, 2023 at 10:46 AM PST ...

Tibetan monks from India began to build a sand mandala at the Aligned Acupuncture and Wellness Spa in San Luis Obispo on Sept. 24, 2024. They will destroy the mandala on Sept. 27, 2024.

In Tibetan culture, says Geshe Khenrap Chaeden, the leader of the group who speaks heavily-accented English, monks are respected, admired, and seen as exemplary human-beings. Most of the men say ...

CARLSBAD, Calif. — Tibetan monks from Southern India are constructing a sand mandala that will be finished this Friday and the public can see them work on the it all week in Carlsbad.

In addition to creating a sand mandala, the nuns will perform two additional Tibetan Buddhist rituals, the Dakini dance and the Chod-Puja, Wednesday from 6-7 p.m. They are some of the first women ...

Three Tibetan Monks built a sand mandala at Bradley University's Michel Student Center to represent compassion and peace, and to encourage students during a difficult time.

There was more flaying than I expected, though not necessarily more than I wanted, at “Mandalas: Mapping the Buddhist Art of Tibet.” Any visitors going to the Met’s exhibition in search of ...