One of the richest visual objects in Tibetan Buddhism is the mandala. A mandala is a symbolic picture of the universe. It can be a painting on a wall or scroll, created in coloured sands on a ...

Now they are created throughout the world, including New York City. A special sand mandala painting is a gift to New York City from the Tibetan Buddhist monks of Drepung Loseling Monastery as a tolken ...

In religious art, the mandala is used to symbolize wholeness—the circle of eternity. This is a simplified version of a Tibetan Chenrezig mandala, which represents great compassion. This is only ...

Historically, mandalas have been utilized in various spiritual practices, including Hinduism, Buddhism, and Tibetan Tantric ...

All this week, at Bradley University’s Michel Student Center, three Tibetan Monks built a sand mandala, a Tibetan Buddhist meditative ritual that involves dying sand and placing it on a table to ...

The monks were at UPS to make the mandala, perform their unique style of music and increase awareness of the endangered Tibetan culture. The Mystical Arts of Tibet tour is also raising support for ...