Mandala Arts

811. – September 11, 2007 A monastery masterpiece Tibetan monks construct a sand mandala in museum Photos by SIMON WHEELER / Journal Staff Above: Tibetan monks from the Namgyal Monastery in Ithaca make measurements as they prepare to make a sand mandala Monday morning at the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art at Cornell University. From the left they are the Venerables Lobsang Tashi, Tenzin Thutop, Tenzin Phendey, foreground, Lobsang Gyaltsen, and Tenzin Choesang. The sand mandala and a three dimensional mandala made of colored string… 812. – January 10, 2007 Jacksonville Journal TIBETAN BUDDHIST MONKS CREATE MANDALA AT FCCJ Tibetan Buddhist monks from the Drepung Loseling Monastery in India are returning to Florida Community College at Jacksonville’s South Campus next week to create a sand mandala, an artistic design that devotees of meditation use for centering, focusing, and contemplation. The visit will begin at noon Tuesday with an opening ceremony, after which the monks will begin designing the sand mandala. The creation of the mandala can… 813. , The – April 24, 2004 TIBETAN BUDDHIST MONKS SCHEDULE All day today — Sand mandala creation at the City Museum, 701 N. 15th St. in St. Louis. The monks will demonstrate the ancient art of sand painting with millions of grains of colored sand placed on a platform over several days. For more information, call (314) 231-2489. 1 p. m. today — Chanting at Missouri Botanical Garden, 4344 Shaw Ave. in St. Louis. The monks will present a cultural pageant in Nanjing Friendship Garden. For more information, call (314) 577-5100 or visit the Web site… 814. Daily Aztec, The (San Diego State University) – April 20, 2004 Tibetan Buddhist monks create traditional art (*#_Company_Name_#*) SAN DIEGO — Several Tibetan Buddhist monks are visiting the Cross-Cultural Center at the Aztec Center at San Diego State University this week to create a sand mandala — a geometric design symbolizing the universe to aid in meditation — “painting. ” This ancient art form involves carefully placing millions of colored grains of sand on a flat surface in order to portray geometric shapes and ancient spiritual symbols. The visit to SDSU is part of… 815. Newcastle Herald (Australia) – June 14, 2003 Patients a `risk to workers’, Guards at psychiatric unit WORKERS at Gosford Hospital’s Mandala psychiatric unit threatened to walk off the job this week following the placement of two “high risk” patients at the centre during staff shortages. Central Coast Health was able to stave off the walkout on Wednesday by placing two security guards on 24-hour duty at the unit by that evening. The Herald understands the two patients have a history of violence and were placed at Mandala only because of a shortage of… 816. – May 10, 2003 Religion: Tibetan monks to perform Tibetan Buddhist monks from the Drepung Loseling Monastery will perform dances and chants in Tulsa next week, and will construct a mandala sand painting. The monks will present a two-hour performance of chant, instrumental and vocal music, dance and prayer at 7 p. m. Tuesday at the Unity Church of Christianity, 3355 S. Jamestown Ave. , with traditional instruments and costumes. They will create a mandala sand painting beginning with an opening ceremony at 6:30 p. m. Monday at… 817. Newcastle Herald (Australia) – October 4, 2002 Patient security `at risk’ A STORM has erupted over the safety of patients at Gosford Hospital’s Mandala Psychiatric Ward after the suicide death of a 32-year-old woman yesterday. A Central Coast Health spokesman confirmed that the woman was found dead by nursing staff about 4. 30am. The death comes months after a $400, 000 Mandala revamp that included installation of 24-hour security surveillance and 16 months after Brian MacKellin, of Kincumber, was murdered in the ward by Anthony John Southern… . 818. The Kansas City Star – June 23, 1999 Children to play in sand for a purpose What has happened in Kansas City since two Tibetan monks constructed a sand mandala at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art four years ago?People still are talking about it. Several workshops on making mandalas have been offered for adults. And now Nancy Chambers, who just earned a master’s in art education, wants to help an interfaith group of children to make their own mandala. Nancy says her spiritual life was deepened by watching the monks dribbling colored sand into a… 819. The Orange County Register – January 10, 1999 A healing tapestry in colorful sand RELIGION: Monks will construct a Medicine Buddha mandala at Irvine Barclay Theatre. Despite its mind-boggling philosophical nuances and profusion of teachings, Buddhism can be boiled down to one aim: how to end suffering. Siddartha Gautama, who became Shakyamuni Buddha and founder of the religion, developed his world view around this goal. He sought enlightenment for all living beings as the way to cease physical, psychological and emotional pain. The monks of Drepung Loseling Monastery endeavor to do likewise through the artistry of a dul-tson-kyil-khor, or… 820. – September 19, 1998 Buddhist Monks Visit Moab to Raise Consciousness; Group seeks to draw attention to plight of Tibetan refugees; in India as religion brings its message of peace to America MOAB — Before they left Moab, a visiting group of Buddhist monks destroyed a mandala sand painting they had spent five days creating, and poured its colorful grains into the Colorado River. A healing symbol meant to represent the transitory nature of everything in the universe, the destruction of the mandala on Wednesday was as important as its creation. “The waters will carry the healing energies of the mandala out into the world, ” said Tenzin Dhargye, …

. 1231. – August 19, 2001 Prayerful paintings, Her ministry is through art An unusual and thought-provoking exhibit at the Marywood Gallery in the Dominican Center features watercolor mandalas of Sharon Mick McAuley and wall weavings created in Buenos Aires by McAuley and Richard Rees. Ordained by the American Baptist Denomination, McAuley’s ministry through the arts combines counseling, vocal ministry and theology. Embrasure of her ministry came after the death of her mother in 1987 and her own trauma with breast cancer in 1992. She found she could… 32. Hull Daily Mail (England) – August 18, 2000 Hull Daily Mail: HERES a saying that if you want something doing, then its best to do it yourself. It seems to be a creed adopted by Rich Noble, whose new CD under the name Mandala, features him performing everything bar the vocals over the five tracks (well, six actually, as it features the obligatory hidden track). Its a CD which seems to be raising quite a bit of interest in music circles, and in Richs case, its probably not before time. Id played in lots of minor bands since the mid 80s, including Kashmir, who were my first semi-pro experience, said Rich. After… 33. – November 20, 1999 TIBETAN BUDDHIST MONKS TO VISIT WICHITA TEMPLE Seven Tibetan monks from Gaden Jangtse Monastery in Mundgod, India, who are touring the United States will be in Wichita from Sunday through Nov. 28, at Phap Hoa Temple, 4653 N. Arkansas. While in Wichita, the monks will create a sand mandala, a picture created with colorful sand. Information on traditional Tibetan medical practices will be available during the week. At 11 a. m. Sunday, there will be an opening ceremony, followed by an explanation of the mandala at 11:30. At 4 p. m. , … 34. – July 13, 1999 TIBETAN NUNS DRAW A MIND OUT OF MATTER Two Tibetan nuns in wine-red robes created the image of an enlightened mind in colorful bits of dyed sand. The circular drawing showed sand that had been piped from hand-held tubes – called chang-bu – into colorful shapes on a large square of white paper. “It is a picture of what a compassionate mind would look like, ” said nun Fran Mohupt, 52, of the sand mandala taking shape on the hallway floor of the Memphis Pink Palace Museum. The mandala – which means… 35. Daily Hampshire Gazette (Northampton, MA) – April 18, 1996 SEEING THE WORLD WITH A BRUSH GILLESPIE HAS 2 SHOWS IN NEW YORK COLOR JERREY ROBERTS Gregory Gillespie, shown in his Belchertown studio with a recent work, “Large Mandala”, probes his subconscious to create his art. PEERING into inkblots, psychiatric patients see demons, dragons, and the depths of their own delusions. But Gregory Gillespie, studying splotches on a pallette, sees the ghosts of his next painting. Grabbing a brush in his Belchertown studio, Gillespie splashes a dash of blue, a blob of brown. Then, … 36. The Kansas City Star – April 28, 1995 Take note Art wheeling Barry Bryant, Tibetan art expert and organizer of the “Wheel of Compassion” sand mandala at the Nelson, believes art can be a positive agent for social change. Bryant will give a slide presentation titled “Compassion in Action” at 7 tonight in the chapel of Unity Temple on the Plaza, 707 W. 47th St. The topic of Bryant’s talk is a program that he conceived and directed in Los Angeles for inner city kids and gang… 37. – February 14, 1993 CLASS WILL EXPLORE INNER SELF AND GARDENING Garden designs usually reflect the gardener’s tastes, but they also may be a tool for exploration of one’s inner self. Elizabeth Robechek, a landscape architect and president of the Artful Gardener, will conduct a workshop called “Creating Your Own Mandala Garden” that will explore this aspect of garden planning. Sponsored by the Carl Jung Association of Central Ohio, the workshop will be held Saturday at the Jung House, 29 E. Russell… 9 1238. Manly Daily (Sydney, Australia) – April 18, 2009 The colourful sands of time TIBETAN monks known for their devotion and remarkable patience have painstakingly created an intricate and beautiful colour sand mandala at Terrey Hills. Ten monks, including Lobsang and Jamyan (pictured) from India were at the Imperial Gardens yesterday sharing aspects of the Tibetan culture with locals. The striking artwork of red, yellow, blue and black sand will be completed tomorrow. Visitors are invited to view the mandala between 9. 30am and 5pm… . 39. Bristol Press, The – March 4, 2009 Transforming sand into art, art into hope, Tibetan monks make mandala, bring message FARMINGTON – In the cafeteria at the University of Connecticut Health Center a confused mix of befuddled medical students, curious physicians and red-eyed families of patients meet, if only for a moment, with a group of Tibetan monks who exude an inner calm that promises hope. “Just watching them work is very calming, ” says Nancy Mainelli of West Hartford. “I keep coming back to watch as it grows and changes. “Four monks, clad in robes of… 89 1240. Jakarta Post, The (Indonesia) – October 8, 2007 The Jakarta Post: Jakarta-Merak turnpike not ready for exodus from THE JAKARTA POST — MONDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2007 — PAGE 4 With Idul Fitri fast approaching, turnpike operator PT Marga Mandala Sakti is yet to finish repair work on a badly damaged section of the Jakarta-Merak toll road The exodus of Idul Fitri holidaymakers is expected to peak a week either side of the holiday, which falls on Oct. 12-13 Transportation Minister Jusman Syafei Djamal predicted a 10-percent increase in the number of Idul Fitri travelers nationwide this year, from 18…