Mandala Arts

341. Antara (Indonesia) – September 13, 2005 Antara – The Indonesian National News Agency: ANOTHER MANDALA AIRCRAFT GROUNDED Jakarta, Sept 13 (ANTARA) – The Transportation Ministry has ordered the grounding of another aircraft belonging to Mandala Airlines after finding a problem in the aircraft. “Out of 10 to 11 MD and Boeing 737-200 aircraft ramp checked on Monday night at Terminal 1A and C of the Soekarno-Hatta airport, one B737-200 belonging to Mandala Airlines had to be grounded, ” the ministry’s director of certification of airworthiness, Iing Iskandar, said on Monday… . 342. New Straits Times (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) – September 7, 2005 New Straits Times (Malaysia): Glitches disrupt two flights A DAY after the crash of the Mandala Airlines aircraft in Medan, passengers in two planes had a scare. Mandala Airlines flight RI 020 flying Jakarta to Jambi, Sumatra, returned to Jakarta’s Soekarno- Hatta airport yesterday five minutes after takeoff when the pilot discovered a malfunction in the lights that indicate whether the landing gear of the Boeing 737-200 has been retracted. “The pilot turned back to have the lights checked. There was nothing wrong with… 343. – March 30, 2004 Monks creating mandala art with sand at Mt. SAC WALNUT — Sand flowed like paint for 11 monks from Tibet who spent Tuesday working on a mandala sand painting that will be created through Thursday at Mt. San Antonio College. Using more than 15 different colored sands, which the monks brought with them from Tibet, a stick called a chaklep is scraped against a metallic funnel, a chakpur, to dispense small amounts of sand into intricate patterns. Each of the Tibetans will spend at least 25 hours working on the mandala. The result:… 344. – March 30, 2004 Monks creating mandala art with sand at Mt. SAC WALNUT — Sand flowed like paint for 11 monks from Tibet who spent Tuesday working on a mandala sand painting that will be created through Thursday at Mt. San Antonio College. Using more than 15 different colored sands, which the monks brought with them from Tibet, a stick called a chaklep is scraped against a metallic funnel, a chakpur, to dispense small amounts of sand into intricate patterns. Each of the Tibetans will spend at least 25 hours working on the mandala. The result:… 345. Newcastle Herald (Australia) – August 12, 2003 Mum’s `threat’, Inquiry into woman’s release from Mandala CENTRAL Coast Health is conducting an internal inquiry after a psychotic woman who was discharged from Mandala psychiatric unit allegedly threatened her husband and two young children with a baseball bat only hours after her release. The investigation comes a week after Central Coast Health said it had reviewed its child-at-risk assessment procedures and had appointed additional staff to its child protection unit. The Central Coast Health assurance followed a recommendation by the… 346. – July 5, 2003 BOARDWALK BLESSINGS / TIBETAN MONKS WILL BRING MESSAGE OF UNITY AND PEACE TO ATLANTIC CITY Few people think of Atlantic City as a spiritual place. After all, slot machines and scantily clad women carrying trays of liquor are seldom associated with meditation and introspection. But there will be a lot of spiritual activity on the Boardwalk next week when a group of Tibetan Buddhist monks from the Drepung Loseling Monastery come to town next week to construct a sand mandala and perform sacred music and dances. Their visit is the first event in the Stockton Performing Arts… 347. The Advocate (Baton Rouge, La. ) – November 21, 2001 Healing blessing Tibetan Buddhist monks sweep up sand from a mandala sand painting at the University Art Museum at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. The monks created the mandala from millions of grains of colored sand in 20 hours in late September. On Tuesday, they swept the sand into an urn and dumped the contents into the Vermilion River. The ceremony is meant to spread a healing blessing down the river, to the ocean and throughout the world. Left: Geshey Kunkyon, center, prays over the… 348. Cairns Post, The (Australia) – August 7, 2001 Learning goes green THE architectural and spiritual principles of a Mandala garden are seriously challenged where children are involved. To start with a circular garden that provides access through its middle and at its outside edge about 3m away for picking and planting, should not be difficult. The intention to construct a Mandala garden at Trinity Anglican School’s Kewarra Beach campus was not so much for the spiritual significance of Mandala (which is Sanskrit for circle), but a sensible… 349. – January 1, 2000 TIBETAN MONKS SPEND WEEK MAKING A ‘MANDALA’ SAND DESIGN, THEN POUR IT IN BALTIMORE HARBOR Made When Healing is Needed In Baltimore recently, ten Tibetan Buddhist monks, who had been staying on a yacht in the Inner Harbor, spent a week creating a mandala–a design made using different colors of sand–on the floor of the American Visionary Art Museum. As described in a news story, a mandala is “an ancient and exquisite form of Tibetan art that is a key part of Buddhism. “The monks worked for as long as 12 hours at a time, the story said, “using simple tools to… 0. – August 12, 1996 BUDDHISTS DEMONSTRATE FLEETING NATURE OF LIFE U. S. TOUR A FUND-RAISER FOR INDIAN MONASTERY A stroke of on-line karma brought a dose of Buddhism to the Presbyterian Church of Los Gatos, but not for long. And that was precisely the point of the intricate sand mandala eight Tibetan monks created on the floor of the church’s social hall – and destroyed Sunday night in a graphic demonstration of the fleeting nature of life. ”Nothing is permanent, ” mused parishioner Jean Cline as she gazed down at the rainbow-hued design…

. 361. News-Dispatch, The (Michigan City, IN) – December 27, 2003 Marquette students explore religions, create mandala Nick Hussey and Emily Skube worked with controlled motions, concentrating on the clean lines of the class mandala, a Buddhist symbol of the Circle of Life. The two are students in Janet Stefano’s comparative religions class at Marquette High School. “Look, ” Hussey said, pointing to a yellow sand outline. “There are grains of other colors in the yellow. “The class mandala contains symbols of life, including flowers and… 362. Daily Press (Newport News, VA) – February 12, 2000 PAINTING FOR PEACE Tibetan Buddhist monks from Drepung Loseling Monastery started building a mandala sand painting at Bruton Parish House in Merchant’s Square in Williamsburg Friday night. Buddhists believe that building a mandala (pronounced “mon-dah-lah”) is a form of meditation that brings about world healing and peace. Visitors can view the making of the mandala from 9:30 a. m. to 9 p. m. today and starting at 9:30 a. m. on Sunday. The event, which is free and open to… 363. The Kansas City Star – October 16, 1999 Sand and the Children’s Sabbath Celebration promotes potential of youths For several weeks area youth from several religious and cultural backgrounds have been creating an interfaith sand mandala in observance of Children’s Sabbath this weekend. First they discussed and then they drew the design of a tree of life that includes symbols of the major faiths. They then began carefully to fill in colored sand. Literally “mandala” means “circle” and is a geometric design used by many faiths. The… 364. – June 21, 1997 Buddhist monks creating sand mandala A sand mandala dedicated to the Buddha of Boundless Compassion is taking shape this month at the Mahayana Dharma Center, 6595 Clyde Road, Spring Green. The mandala, which is created of colored sand in an intricate pattern, serves as the focus for meditation in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition followed by the Venerable Lama Ngawang Chojor, resident teacher. He is being aided in construction of the mandala by Tenzin Choegal, who is visiting from the Namgyal Monastery in Dharmsala, … 5. New York Times, The – January 3, 1988 Wearable Mandalas REMEMBER the mandala? Remember the 60’s? Mandala-painted beach cover-ups known as pareos may inspire good vibrations in the new year. These hand-painted five-foot squares of silk chiffon are the creations of David Picon, who lives and works on Saint-Barthelemy in the French West Indies, as well as in New York. One of Mr. Picon’s pareos can be worn as a wrap on the beach; two will make a top and long skirt for resort evenings. The chiffon’s fluid… 366. Antara (Indonesia) – February 20, 2009 Antara – The Indonesian National News Agency: MANDALA FLIGHT ON DENPASAR-YOGYAKARTA ROUTE CANCELED from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Denpasar, Feb 20 (ANTARA) – Mandala Airlines flight RI-570 from Denpasar to Yogyakarta on Friday was canceled because of a technical problem, a Mandala services officer at Ngurah Rai airport said. “Mandala flight RI-570 for Yogyakarta could not depart because of a technical problem. The passengers will either be transferred to other airlines, lodged at a hotel, or permitted to have their tickets refunded, ” the… 367. Jakarta Post, The (Indonesia) – December 27, 2008 The Jakarta Post: In Puja Mandala, religion lays no barrier from THE JAKARTA POST — SATURDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2008 — PAGE 5 It was the morning before Christmas, and the Puja Mandala area, Nusa Dua, was filled with people working to finish the penjor (decorated bamboo pole), which would be erected in front of Bukit Doa Protestant church to mark the Christian holy day. Traditionally, penjor is the icon of Balinese Hinduism. It symbolizes the Hindus’ gratitude to the Gods for abundant harvests and a banner of victory. Each Balinese Hindu… 368. Asia in Focus – March 14, 2008 Indonesia’s Mandala confident it will be allowed to fly to Europe The management of MANDALA AIRLINES said it is optimistic the European Union will allow it to fly to Europe by July. The EU has banned more than 50 Indonesian airlines from flying to Europe since July last year for security reason after a series of air accidents involving local airlines. * Mandala chief executive officer Warwick Brady said he had met with EU civil aviation expert Jean Pierre Abrosini, who recently visited the country to help Indonesian… 369. Asia in Focus – January 20, 2008 Indonesia’s Mandala to add 4 Airbus planes to fleet this year Four new Airbus A319 and A320 aircraft ordered by PT. MANDALA AIRLINES from their manufacturers in France and Germany will be handed over this year to expand the company’s commercial fleet. Technical Director of PT. Mandala Airlines Brian E. Bradbury told the press here on Friday that the new aircraft would replace the company’s Boeing aircraft which are scheduled for grounding in 2009. * At present, Mandala Airlines is still operating… 370. Jakarta Post, The (Indonesia) – October 31, 2007 The Jakarta Post: Mandala to add more Bali routes from THE JAKARTA POST — WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2007 — PAGE 5 DENPASAR: Mandala airlines will add more routes from Bali to cities across Indonesia by 2008, a company spokesman says Alexius Widjojo said Saturday that with the airline investing in two new Airbuses, it would be able to serve 24 routes from Bali to cities across the country, including eastern Indonesia “Currently, we only serve six routes to and from Bali. With the new Airbuses, we will increase the routes…