Mandala Arts

1341. – April 29, 2000 ‘Blueprint of Buddhist teaching’ Monk’s intricate sand design on display in the Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art Surrounded by small cups of red, blue, yellow, black and white sand, a Buddhist monk leaned over a circular table. Gingerly, he tapped two metal funnels together, coaxing a fine stream of sand from the tips. By tomorrow afternoon, he will have created an intricate sand design, known as a Tibetan mandala, in the Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art. The artwork will be on display in the…  1342. – April 7, 1996 Milford resident delves into sacred art at Trinity women’s conference It was so quiet, you could hear a grain of sand drop. While an exiled Tibetan monk meticulously created an elaborate sand painting called a mandala, the classroom at Sanchez Elementary School in Hartford was silent. Tenzin Yignyen, 37, a monk from the Namgyal Buddhist Institute in Ithaca, N. Y. , was in Connecticut for a week thanks to a $1, 000 grant from Trinity College and the efforts of two 1994 alumnae, Melissa Kerin of Milford and Denise Burgher, who is a teacher’s aide… 343. Flesh and Stone – August 24, 2008 Cultivating transformation through flower mandalas Aug. 24, 2008 ( Flesh and Stone by Kathlyn Stone delivered by Newstex) Swiss psychiatrist Carl Jung viewed the mandala, the circular design considered a universal symbol of transformative healing, as a vessel for projecting one’s Self and sometimes used them as a therapeutic tool while treating patients. Boston-area psychotherapist and photographer David Bookbinder carries on Jung’s tradition by blending his work and art into unique mandala renderings… 344. – October 3, 2007 Ross talk, book signing Saturday Local Hero Bookstore, formerly Ojai Table of Contents, 208 E. Ojai Ave. , will host well-known Ojai author Richard Moss on Saturday from 4 to 6 p. m. for a book signing and talk on his new book, “The Mandala of Being: Discovering the Power of Awareness. “Moss is the author of five books on conscious living and inner transformation. For 30 years, he has guided people of diverse backgrounds in the use of the power of awareness to realize their intrinsic wholeness and… 345. Sun Chronicle, The (Attleboro, MA) – April 18, 2007 In the circle of life ATTLEBORO Wherever she goes, Marilynn Legg shares a bit of her artistic self. Follow her around, and you’re likely to find one of her creations on a shelf in the local library, at a counter at the post office, on display at a department store or tucked in with her tip for the waiter at a restaurant. As she goes through her day, Legg leaves behind one of her mandalas, those circles of geometric patterns that she has been drawing for the past few years. Lately, … 346. Orlando Sentinel, The – September 5, 2005 At least 60 feared dead in Indonesian jetliner crash The plane carrying at least 109 people landed in a residential area. JAKARTA, Indonesia — An Indonesian jetliner crashed into a residential neighborhood in the city of Medan one minute after takeoff today and burst into flames, killing at least 60 people, witnesses said. The Boeing 737 was operated by Mandala, a low-cost carrier, and was heading to Jakarta when it crashed into a crowded housing complex, Rizal, a witness, told Metro television station. The plane was carrying at least 109 people, Transport Minister Hatta Radjasa said, adding that it was… 347. Hindu, The (Madras, India) – July 23, 2005 The Hindu: The 18 commandments for peace and prosperity VAASTU SHASTRA dates back to the Vedas, the eternal books of knowledge. It is referred to as an Upaveda of Atharvaveda. It crosses the frontiers of material science when it speaks of the concept of Vaastu Purusha Mandala. The science personifies space and its importance as Vaastu Purusha. The ancient masters’ concept of channelising space energies into an area called Mandala to give humanity peace and prosperity was later handed over to the modern world by Einstein as e=mc2… 348. Hindu, The (Madras, India) – July 23, 2005 The Hindu: The 18 commandments for peace and prosperity VAASTU SHASTRA dates back to the Vedas, the eternal books of knowledge. It is referred to as an Upaveda of Atharvaveda. It crosses the frontiers of material science when it speaks of the concept of Vaastu Purusha Mandala. The science personifies space and its importance as Vaastu Purusha. The ancient masters’ concept of channelising space energies into an area called Mandala to give humanity peace and prosperity was later handed over to the modern world by Einstein as e=mc2… 349. Leader – Whitehorse Gazette (Melbourne, Australia) – July 30, 2003 Love for mandala on show DECOUPAGE, painting and meditation are passions for Nunawading artist Robin Schubert. And she’s managed to merge all three in her latest exhibition. Schubert has put together Mandala the Journey with five of her past students Pauline Berry, Lorraine Festini, Margaret Dungan, Anne Tootell and Pat Strickland. “Mandalas are derived from Buddhist and Hindu teachings, ” Schubert said. “Traditionally they are represented by a circle within a… 350. Daily Illini (University of Illinois) – March 29, 2002 Monks create mandala in Krannert Art Museum (*#_Company_Name_#*) CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Tibetan monk-artists are spending 10 days at the Krannert Art Museum making sand paintings before the eyes of onlookers. Viewers can watch Tibetan monk-artists Venerable Tenzin Shakya and Geshe Lobsang Kungaare work to finish the Tibetan Sand Mandala of Bhaishajyaguru. The program is in collaboration with the University of Illinois and the Ford Foundation program “Arts of the Sacred. “”This is for healing

Sacred art Lobsang, Lobsand Jampa and Jampa Lama, of the Tashi Lhunpp monks, spent much of their four-day visit to Maroondah last week creating a mandala – patterns from coloured sand. The mandala symbolises a perfect world where compassion is shown to one another, and is used by the monks as a visualisation tool during meditation. Once completed, the display is scattered as part of the Buddhist teachings of impermanence.

SPIRIT OF TIBET BUDDHIST MONKS SHARE ART, CULTURE DURING MODESTO JUNIOR COLLEGE EVENTS It is a Tibetan Buddhist monk’s prayer to be a vessel for harmony and peace. A group of monks from the Drepung Loseling Monastery in India hopes to share that feeling during a four-day visit to Modesto later this month. The monks will spend several days creating a 4-foot-diameter mandala with colored sand, speak about the mandala’s meaning and perform sacred music and dances for the public. Events — part of Modesto Junior College’s… 9 1286. – December 23, 2003 LETTERS — More questions on monks’ visit I was so glad outsiders were allowed to visit Nashua High School’s recent weeklong series of events of the Tibetan monks – their sand mandala construction, prayer/chanting, lectures and slide show on the Buddhist religion – also the Laramie Project drama and the HIV/AIDS quilt. Janice Hutchinson’s recent letter (Nov. 28, “Time to open Nashua High to other religions”) suggested giving equal time and equal tolerance to other religions. Good… 87. Bristol Evening Post (England) – July 10, 2003 Bristol Evening Post: Artistic Tibetan monks go with the grain FOUR Tibetan monks are spending five days in Weston-super-Mare painstakingly producing an amazing work of art. They are making a sand mandala – the Buddhist depiction of a heavenly world – on a table top in Weston College’s Hans Price Gallery in Lower Church Road. Coloured sand is gently shaken on to the table to produce an intricate and vivid creation. The work is being carried out by monks Jamyang Ketup, Jamyang Yonten, Norbu Tsering and Nima Sherpa, who have left… 88. – May 17, 2003 Snapshots of a nation A new book will feature a week’s worth of America’s moments Puppy and child, frolicking. Tibetan monks creating a sand mandala. Riders working cattle. These are among scenes of life in New Mexico captured this week by dozens of professional and amateur photographers throughout the state. They are participating with thousands across the nation in the “America 24/7″ digital photography project. It’s been… 89. – August 4, 2002 Tibetan monks create a colorful symbol, Sand mandala reflects beliefs of Buddhism REDMOND — Lobsang Ngawang patiently tapped white pigment into the mosaic as if a crowd of people weren’t peering at him. He barely looked up. Neither did the three other monks who added magenta, lemon yellow and earthy green pigments into a circular motif with special meaning. They started in the late morning and continued through early evening yesterday, squatting at a Redmond bookstore to make sure each grain of color went into the right place. The… 90. Central Coast Express (Sydney, Australia) – June 6, 2001 FATAL FLAWS: Widow speaks out about unit problems Widow speaks out over Mandala problems Widow speaks out about unit problems FOR eight years until his death on May 23 Brian MacKellin, of Kincumber, saw Mandala psychiatric unit at Gosford as a safe haven when the symptoms of his mental illness overwhelmed him. “He felt the kids and I were suffering if he was here at home during the worst of it and he felt secure at Mandala, he felt very safe and very close to the staff