Mandala Arts

701 – 710 701. New York Times, The – October 5, 2000 Jakarta Won’t Pardon Suharto Son Orders Militia Chief’s Arrest Trying to send a message that widespread violence and corruption will no longer be tolerated in Indonesia, President Abdurrahman Wahid refused today to pardon the convicted son of Suharto, the former dictator, and ordered the arrest of the country’s most notorious militia leader. But Mr. Wahid’s actions could lead to further unrest. Violence and public disorder have erupted during past government efforts to bring the Suharto family and the militias to justice, … 702. – December 3, 2005 RELIGION – IN BRIEF Mandala viewing The mandala sand painting of Akshobhya Buddha — in honor of the victims of the various recent natural disasters — created by Drepung Loseling monks will be available for viewing until Dec. 31, when it will be ceremonially dismantled at a special ceremony at 11 p. m. at the Seret’s Gallery, 121 Sandoval St. From Dec. 15-31, the Seret’s Gallery, next door to Alpine Sports, will be open from 1 to 4 p. m. for the public to view the mandala. There will… 703. – September 25, 2005 briefs Twelve Tibetan Buddhist monks from Drepung Loseling Monastery will construct a mandala sand painting this week at St. Mary’s College of Maryland. For more information, visit www. smcm. edu/users/jwschroeder/tibetan or call John Schroeder at 240-895-4456. Painting with colored sand is one of the most special artistic traditions in Tantric Buddhism. Millions of grains of sand are painstakingly laid into place on a flat platform over a period of days or weeks to form the… 704. – December 10, 2004 Homes planned on Quay Dock Road Mandala Club architect Richard Bialosky proposes building 86 homes on a 39-acre parcel, with its northeast corner fronting on Quay Dock Road. INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — A planned 39-acre gated subdivision on Quay Dock Road, one of the county’s designated historic roads, won’t have to block the view of its homes from passersby, county historic advisers ruled Thursday. And the Mandala Club can open a sidewalk access to the one-lane road in Winter Beach without fear of… 705. Straits Times, The (Singapore) – November 30, 2004 Building on dreams ARTPROJECT MANDALATang Mun KitSculpture Square Clara ChowVIEWING Tang Mun Kit’s Project Mandala, poet William Blake’s words about seeing ‘infinity in a grain of sand’ come to mind. Using the mandala – a sacred Buddhist symbol – as a starting point, the artist has experimented with ideas of structure and composition; of the centre and the periphery. In this way, he constructs and opens up new worlds in paintings, sculptures and on-site… 706. Newcastle Herald (Australia) – April 8, 2004 Last resort, Boys sent to adult mental health unit TWO boys aged 11 and 13 were kept at Gosford’s notorious Mandala mental health unit for adults last week because there was nowhere else for them to go. The 11-year-old, who arrived at Mandala wearing his primary school uniform, is believed to be the youngest patient seen at the unit. The 13-year-old arrived at Gosford Hospital escorted by police and in handcuffs after he lost control at Wyong Hospital and allegedly assaulted several security staff. The older boy remained… 707. Cairns Sun, The (Australia) – March 17, 2004 Universal gathering BEE Universal is celebrating National Harmony Day by conducting a Human Harmony Mandala to bring people from all cultures, ages and religions together in harmony. Bee Universal will stage the first in a series of workshops on Sunday. The workshops are aimed at educating people about how to live together in harmony and how music plays an integral part in this process. The workshops will also give residents the opportunity to be involved in preparations for Human Harmony Mandala… 708. – October 11, 2000 MONKS SHARE ANCIENT ART. THEY’LL CREATE A REPRESENTATION OF THE UNIVERSE. They’ll create a representation of the universe. Photo by Logan Castor Lobsang “Tonden” Tsultrim and seven other members of the Drepung Loseling Monastery, re-established in India after the Chinese invasion of Tibet in 1959, performed a ceremonial chant Tuesday before starting the sand Mandala painting at the Herrett Center for Arts and Sciences at the College of Southern Idaho. Stop by Creation of the mandala continues this week and is open for… 9. Age, The (Melbourne, Australia) – March 14, 2009 The best-laid pinots… , eat, drink, cook… – WINE EVERYTHING was going according to plan. Having bought a property at Dixons Creek in 2007 already planted with 20-year-old vines, Charles Smedley set about building a cellar door and restaurant to showcase the family-owned boutique label Mandala. Even in the best of times, it’s difficult to create a new wine label. Mandala’s first release was a very smart 2006 pinot noir. But vintage 2009 has been written off following the Black Saturday bushfires. Any grapes that… 710. M2 Telecomworldwire – July 2, 2008 EZ Version of Virtual Brain software introduced by Synesthesia Synesthesia Corporation, the creator of Mandala high-def drum and synthesizer, announced on Tuesday (1 July) the release of a new EZ Version of its Virtual Brain software, designed to allow anyone to make music using the company’s high-def drum and synthesizer, the Mandala 2. 0. The EZ Version will be available starting Thursday (3 July). According to the company, the software comes with 75 presets offering pre-arranged musical combos. It…