Mandala Arts

281. Post-Standard, The (Syracuse, NY) – April 6, 2000 FLEETING BEAUTY In Tibetan culture, the sand mandala – an intricate “painting” made of different colors of sand – is used to signify impermanence. In Buddhism, seeing life as impermanent is also a way to understand how precious each moment is. Two monks from the Dalai Lama’s Namgyal Monastery in Ithaca recently created a sand mandala at Colgate University in Hamilton over the course of a week. The mandala honored the deity of compassion, and showed obstacles to human… 82. Los Angeles Times – April 1, 1994 ABC-TV President Mandala Announces Retirement Mark Mandala said he will retire as president of the ABC Television Network effective May 1. Mandala became president in January, 1986, as part of a restructuring by parent Capital Cities/ABC. In a statement, Mandala, 56, said, “The timing was right, financially and functionally, to leave Capital Cities/ABC after nearly 32 years. “In his job Mandala was in charge of such areas as affiliate relations, sales and network operations. He previously worked in such… 83. – August 6, 1993 YOU DON’T NEED TRUTH… IF THERE’S A GOOD STORY TO TELL Naga Mandala” casts such a spell, perhaps the Guthrie should think about ripping out those new-fangled seats, letting the audience bring sleeping bags and serving milk and cookies. This sublime play by Girish Karnad is a bedtime story for adults, albeit enlightened grown-ups willing to accept a moral tale from a woman’s point of view. In this play, a woman innocently commits a transgression that would earn her a scarlet letter or being stoned in the… 84. THE – December 15, 1990 Contraband on Life With and Without Father In “Mandala, ” playing at Theater Artaud through tomorrow, the three male performers of Contraband make a journey in search of the world of their fathers, a world they ultimately reject. Jess Curtis, Keith Hennessy and Jules Beckman have been presenting “Mandala” in various forms for several years. But now the journey is purportedly complete, although it ends with the same aching aura of loneliness that has been its traditional sign-off. Each… 85. Union-News (Springfield, MA) – November 16, 1990 Mandala Ensemble to perform at Elms’ Veritas Auditorium The Mandala Folk Dance Ensemble will perform tomorrow at 7:30 p. m. in Veritas Auditorium at Elms College. Proceeds of the concert will benefit the college’s financial endowment and in particular Chicopee scholarships. The Mandala Folk Dance Ensemble is a Boston-based company of 33 dancers, singers, and musicians who perform interational folk dance and music. Reflecting both the traditions of the old world and a common American heritage, their work takes audiences around the… 86. Antara (Indonesia) – October 13, 2008 Antara – The Indonesian National News Agency: MANDALA AIRLINES EXPECTS TO FLY NINE MILLION PASSENGERS IN 2009 from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Pontianak, W Kalimantan, Oct 13 (ANTARA) – Domestic airline company, Mandala Airlines, has set itself a target to fly eight to nine million passengers in 2009, or an increase of 80 percent if compared with its target in 2008, a Mandala Airlines executive said. “The increase in the target is in line with the company’s plan to increase the number of its airplanes, ” Mandala Airlines chief executive officer… 87. Asia Pulse – September 27, 2006 US INVESTMENT CO INDIGO EYES INDONESIA’S MANDALA AIRLINES U. S. investment company Indigo Partner is eyeing 49 per cent of the shares of Mandala Airlines now owned by the Cardig International Group. Chief spokesman of Mandala Alexius Wijoyo said Indigo has stated its interest to the management of Mandala but the Arizona-based company is not the only one indicating interest in Mandala Airlines, formerly owned by a foundation of the Army Strategic Command. Alex said Mandala is in a process of implementing… 88. – June 13, 2006 ‘PEACE COMING OVER THE ROOM’, TIBETAN MONKS PERFORM CONSECRATION CEREMONY AND MARK BEGINNING OF WEEKLONG STAY AT JEPSON Hundreds gathered Monday evening as Tibetan monks from the Drepung Loseling Monastery sang, chanted and danced in the name of healing, compassion and universal peace. The event was the opening ceremony of the lamas’ weeklong stay at the Jepson Center for the Arts, where they will create a mandala, or sand painting, built grain by grain in the shape of complicated geometric designs and used to aid meditation. “The purpose is to share our unique culture that has… 89. Antara (Indonesia) – September 27, 2005 Antara – The Indonesian National News Agency: MANDALA TO REDUCE USING FUEL-C0NSUMING AIRCRAFT Jakara, Sept 27 (ANTARA) – A consultant of PT Mandala Airlines’ management SK Budihardjo said he will try to reduce the use of inefficient aircraft including Boeing 737-200s among other things that they are fuel-consuming. “Till the year 2006, we plan to buy five Boeing 737-300s, ” he said after a working meeting with ad hoc committee II of the Regional Representatives Council (DPD) here on Tuesday. According to him, in the mid 2006-2007 period, … 90. New York Times, The – March 3, 2002 IN BUSINESS Bakery Designed by Maya Lin To Be Built in Yonkers The Greyston Mandala will break ground tomorrow for its new bakery at 104 Ashburton Avenue in Yonkers, a 23, 000-square-foot building designed by Maya Lin. The building is expected to open in spring 2003. The current 7, 000-square-foot location, around the corner at 114 Woodworth Avenue, offers jobs, job training and social services to “people with difficult employment histories and a sense of disfranchisement, ” said Charles Lief, president of the Mandala, a…

291. – May 7, 2001 Tibetan monks spread sand and healing to museum crowd Sweeping up mandala completes practice of spiritual rejuvenation anthonym@htimes. com It took Tibetan monks almost four days in March to assemble a sand sculpture called a mandala. On Sunday afternoon, it took them two minutes to destroy it. Sunday’s disassembling of the sculpture of fine sand was the last step in the three-part spiritual rejuvenation the monks believe is needed for themselves, onlookers and the Earth. Tsukliak Gyaltso’s voice filled the… 92. – December 1, 1997 FINAL ACT OF AN ARTISTIC RITUAL The creation of an intricate Buddhist sand mandala at the Cleveland Museum of Art was a painstaking process, with three monks adding details to the sacred symbol a few grains at a time over six weeks. But the work was swept away in an afternoon yesterday in a ritual steeped in spiritual symbolism. The monks, from a monastery in Ithaca, N. Y. , that is the only Western branch of the Dalai Lama’s personal monastery, started work on the 7-foot circular mandala on Oct. 18, to coincide… 93. The Denver Post – December 25, 1993 Monks will create `healing’ mandala It may be the first time anyone has created an exhibit at the Denver Art Museum, and then destroyed it. At the end of next month, four Tibetan Buddhist monks visiting Denver will construct a sacred sand painting, or mandala. Construction, which will take place over a week’s time, is a symbolic effort to “heal the city of Denver, ” after a year of increasing urban violence. A similar mandala was created to purify the World Trade Center in New York… 94. Newcastle Herald (Australia) – May 28, 2009 Healing and peace found in tiny grains of sand THE precision and patience needed to build a sand mandala may drive many to distraction, but for the Buddhist monks labouring on its construction, it is a symbol of perfection and energy. The monks are making the Namgyalma mandala at Newcastle City Hall this week. They aim to promote healing, peace and Tibetan culture. “This is not healing from another power but healing from the self, ” Tibetan monk Geshe Sonam Thargye said. Geshe Thargye has travelled… 95. Jakarta Post, The (Indonesia) – January 14, 2009 The Jakarta Post: AirAsia director joins Mandala from THE JAKARTA POST — WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14, 2009 — PAGE 17 Mandala Airlines has hired Wan Hasmar, the former technical director of AirAsia Malaysia, as new technical director, detik. com reported on Tuesday. Hasmar worked as AirAsia Malaysia’s technical director for five years. He also has experience in the operation and maintenance of Boeing and Airbus aircraft. He was also a senior vice president for business development, a position that made him responsible for the… 96. Asia Pulse – July 30, 2008 INDONESIA’S INDOSAT, MANDALA SIGN MARKETING AGREEMENT Listed satellite telecommunications company PT. Indosat (JSX:ISAT) and Mandala Airlines have signed a memorandum of understanding on marketing and services to each of their customer bases. The MoU was signed by Indosat president director Johnny Swandi Sjam and chief executive officer of Mandala Warwick Brady here on Tuesday. The cooperation agreement covers micro-payment services, SMS-based campaigns, marketing and sales, and corporate solution of… 97. Asia Pulse – March 14, 2008 INDONESIA’S MANDALA HOPES TO BE ALLOWED TO FLY TO EUROPE IN JULY 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… 8. Hills Gazette (Perth, Australia) – January 25, 2008 Sacred theme in mandala Tibetan monks Thupten Jigme and Sonam Paljor work on the mandala. Picture: Matthew Poon d272375 THE work of a group of Tibetan Buddhist monks attracted plenty of attention during a visit to Kalamunda last week. The monks spent three days at the Kalamunda Agricultural Hall creating a sand mandala, which involves intricately laying coloured sand over a drawn outline. Each mandala has a sacred theme and represents a sacred Buddha s palace. Senior monk Ven Thupten Lodey, from the… 9. Hills Gazette (Perth, Australia) – January 25, 2008 Sacred theme in mandala Tibetan monks Thupten Jigme and Sonam Paljor work on the mandala. Picture: Matthew Poon d272375 THE work of a group of Tibetan Buddhist monks attracted plenty of attention during a visit to Kalamunda last week. The monks spent three days at the Kalamunda Agricultural Hall creating a sand mandala, which involves intricately laying coloured sand over a drawn outline. Each mandala has a sacred theme and represents a sacred Buddha s palace. Senior monk Ven Thupten Lodey, from the… 0. Jakarta Post, The (Indonesia) – December 21, 2007 The Jakarta Post: Mandala to stick to its EU deal from THE JAKARTA POST — FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2007 — PAGE 3 Mandala airlines has said it would stick to its commitment to purchase European-made planes despite the Indonesian government’s call to halt any such purchases until the European Union (EU) lifts its flight ban on Indonesian airlines Mandala Airlines CEO Warwick Brady told The Jakarta Post on Thursday the company would proceed with the purchase of 30 Airbus A320 planes because it had already spent millions of dollars…