In addition to the mandala, the monks are hosting discussions, slide shows, pujas — chants and prayers — and lectures during their tour, which is sponsored by the Fields Center and Community House.

Tibetan Buddhist monks visited San Luis Obispo this week to create a colorful sand mandala. Visiting from the Ngari Institute of Buddhist Dialects in India, the monks started building the mandala at ...

A monk gets ready to start working on the sand mandala at the Lawrence Arts Center on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024. With metal funnels, colored sand and extremely steady hands, eight Buddhist monks are ...

Have you ever wondered what a day in the life of a monk is like? A Tibetan Buddhist monk? Ever curious about the meaning in those huge sand paintings with their swirls and symbols? Have you ever ...

After spending seven days slowly placing grains of sand piece-by-piece, seven Tibetan monks visiting Laguna Beach destroyed the mandala they had created during a dissolution ceremony on Sunday at the ...

At the core of any Buddhist tradition is the philosophy that life is impermanent. One day, everything in existence will end, and for that reason, everything in that existence is sacred. So, too, was ...

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) - Tibetan monks from Drepung Loseling Monastery are taking over the commons area of Chippewa Valley Technical College’s Business Education Center this week. Today and tomorrow ...

Being a monk with a mandala might seem challenging to a non-monk. After days of painstaking work, placing colored grains in an intricate geometric pattern on a large mat, the sand painting is ...

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.

They started creating it Jan. 8 and on Jan. 14, the monks will sweep up the mandala and carry the sand to the water. Maggie is a former arts writer for the Tampa Bay Times. She now writes for Bay ...