Buddhist Mandala Sand Painting Ceremony
July 13 2009, 1:15am
Buddhist Mandala Sand Painting Ceremony
Video of Buddhist monks on the campus of Pittsburg State University (PSU) during a mandala sand painting ceremony. ======================== The sand is carefully placed on a large, flat table. The construction process takes several days, and the mandala is destroyed shortly after its completion. This is done as a teaching tool and metaphor for the 'impermanence' of all contingent and compounded phenomena. The mandala sand painting process begins with an opening ceremony, during which the ... From: cquicksilver Views: 359
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