Tibetan sand mandalas are beautiful patterns made with colored sand and are part of a meditative practice in Tibetan Buddhism ...

Monks from the Namgyal Monastery in Dharamshala built a sand mandala and carried out a dissolution ceremony in Laguna Beach.

Community members got the chance to witness sacred art in motion this weekend as Tibetan monks began crafting an impressive ...

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.

As part of a religious studies expansion, the UA has brought three Buddhist monks to campus where they are currently creating a mandala from only colored sand, to wash it away Thursday after five ...

LEADOPTION Jampa Tenzin, left, and Ngawang Shakya, Tibetan Buddihist monks, attract a crowd while adding the finishing touches to a sand mandala at Clark College on Friday afternoon.

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 ...

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.

Tibetan Buddhist monks from Drepung Loseling Monastery will construct a mandala sand painting and perform special ceremonies August 14–18 at Asia Society Texas Center. During this ritual, millions of ...

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 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 ...

DE PERE (WLUK) -- Tibetan Buddhist monks from the Drepung Loseling Monastery are constructing a mandala sand painting at St. Norbert College.The monks will be working on the painting all week.The ...