Mandala Arts

591. Antara (Indonesia) – September 7, 2005 Antara – The Indonesian National News Agency: A MALAYSIAN NATIONAL REPORTED TO BE AMONG VICTIMS OF MANDALA PLANE CRASH Medan, Sept 7 (ANTARA) – Malaysian Consul General in Medan Yusuf Abubakar said a Malaysian national, T. Teow Chuan (64) who lived in Medan, North Sumatra, was reported to be among the victims of a Mandala plane which exploded after crashing into a residential area on Monday morning. The dead Malaysian national worked at PT. Sawit Mas, a plantation company, he told Antara on the sidelines of a mass burial of 33 unidentified victims in Polonia area, Medan, on Wednesday. The fatal crash… 592. Jakarta Post, The (Indonesia) – November 15, 2005 The Jakarta Post: Foreign law firms compete for Mandala crash cases from THE JAKARTA POST — SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2005 — PAGE 5 Several foreign law firms are competing for clients wanting to sue U. S. aircraft manufacturer Boeing Co. in connection with the tragic crash of a Mandala Airlines plane in Medan last month Abdul Hafiz Harahap, a brother of Regional Representatives Council member Abdul Halim Harahap who died in the crash, said on Friday that he had been approached by three foreign law firms offering to represent the family in its lawsuit against… 593. Central Coast Express (Sydney, Australia) – March 7, 2001 Incident highlights pressures on unit CENTRAL Coast Health has denied industrial action or a lack of beds or staff at its Mandala psychiatric unit led to an apparently mentally ill 18-year-old man spending a weekend in Gosford police station cells. The man was eventually seen by a doctor at Mandala but only after a Gosford magistrate twice sent him to the unit for a psychiatric assessment to determine if he could face charges. The incident occurred within a week of a siege at Mandala during which a patient with a knife held… 594. – January 26, 2001 TIBETAN MONKS SHARE THEIR ‘SYMBOL OF PEACE’ They sit cross-legged, bending over a green circle within a blue platform as they work, wearing surgical masks. Their faces are barely four inches above their work. Yet these Tibetan monks labor for days, on art they later destroy. Hundreds visited Florida State University’s Museum of Fine Art this week to watch the monks create a sand mandala, which is made of millions of grains of colored sand laid into intricate patterns with sacred meanings and healing powers. Skip… 595. THE – May 26, 2000 For Sand Mandala, Tibetan Monks Go With the Grain It’s a visual art with a distinctive sound. As the Tibetan Monks of the Sed-Gyued Datsang Tantric College create their sacred sand mandala at Fort Mason this week, they used a metal funnel, known as a Chang-bu, which makes a chirping noise. For days, the sound has filled the Golden Gate Conference Room like the ticking of a clock that resides beyond time. The monks, dressed in maroon and saffron robes, perform their centuries-old art while in meditative prayer. Bowed in… 596. – January 27, 1995 PHRASE ENTERS THE FRAY NEW PROJECT COMBINES THE ANCIENT WITH THE ELECTRONIC Musician Steve Sciulli, a veteran of the seminal Pittsburgh band Carsickness and, until two years ago the flutist in the Celtic rock band Ploughman’s Lunch, struggles to explain his musical collaboration with Michael Ketter at Mandala Books tomorrow night in a way that doesn’t sound like the ravings of an urban Zen master. “Well, it’s hard to pigeonhole these kind of things, ” he said, pacing his thoughts. “Music, like… 597. Daily Telegraph (Sydney, Australia) – January 13, 2006 Beauty of patterns in the sand Songs of the Mandala Katoomba Civic Centre Buddhist art and music A sand mandala is a beautiful pattern painstakingly created by buddhist monks using sand. Containing symbolic representations of various aspects of the religion, creating a mandala requires a great deal of patience and discipline. Monks will work on a mandala for days, weeks, months or years. When finished, the sand is swept up and poured into a stream to spread the blessings of the mandala. The sand is… 598. – January 12, 2004 Staff writer Six monks from the Gaden Shartse Monastery in India will create the first ever sand mandala to be constructed in Placerville during their visit from Jan. 12 to 16. Besides constructing the mandala at the Cozmic Cafe, the Buddhist Tibetan monks will participate in an interfaith dialogue, visit local schools, give teachings on Buddhism, give house blessings and perform group and personal healings. “The monks’ visit will provide Placerville with Staff writer Six monks from the Gaden Shartse Monastery in India will create the first ever sand mandala to be constructed in Placerville during their visit from Jan. 12 to 16. Besides constructing the mandala at the Cozmic Cafe, the Buddhist Tibetan monks will participate in an interfaith dialogue, visit local schools, give teachings on Buddhism, give house blessings and perform group and personal healings. “The monks’ visit will provide Placerville with… 599. – September 6, 2003 Sacred ritual Tibetan Buddhist monks from Drepung Loseling Monastery will construct a mandala sand painting Sept. 17-20 at Cache Valley Center for the Arts. The group will also perform Sacred Music Sacred Dance for World Healing Sept. 18 and 20 at 7:30 p. m. in the Ellen Eccles Theatre. From all the artistic traditions of Tantric Buddhism, that of painting with colored sand ranks as one of the most unique and exquisite. Millions of grains of sand are painstakingly laid into place on a flat platform over a… 600. The Kansas City Star – March 8, 1995 Sacred diagrams help many in universe of spirituality Nelson exhibit shows how ancient device helps bring psychological balance. What is a mandala?A mandala is a sacred diagram of the universe. It is not an astronomical chart but a spiritual map of otherwise invisible realms. Mandalas vary greatly and appear in many religions, from Navajo sand paintings to Tibetan Buddhist practices. The rose window of the Chartres Cathedral is a famous Christian instance of the mandala. Hindu mandalas may have originated 4, 000 years ago. Marcella Sirhandi, professor of art history at the Kansas City Art Institute, says:…