Mandala Arts

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…

… 301. Xinhua News Agency – February 26, 2008 Indonesia’s Mandala Air to buy 30 Airbus planes at 1. 8 bln dollars Indonesia’s budget carrier Mandala Air is preparing a budget to acquire 30 brand new Airbus jetliners until 2011 at the cost of 1. 8 billion US dollars, an executive said Tuesday. The company last year received six planes of A319 and A320 types as part of the long term fleet modernization program. The six planes replaced aging Boeing 737-200s and 737-400s in Mandala. “The purchase value for 30 Airbus planes totaled 1. 8 billion dollars, “… 302. Asia Pulse – January 20, 2008 INDONESIA’S MANDALA TO TAKE DELIVERY OF 4 NEW AIRBUSES 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… 303. Philippine Daily Inquirer (Philippines) – November 26, 2004 Philippine Daily Inquirer: Have a merry mandala IF you’re a frequent shopper of Rustan’s Department Store, you’ve surely seen its bright, colorful shopping bags that sport a very interesting design. Yes, Rustan’s Department Store ushers in the Christmas season with a new special-edition design featuring the Mandala to complement its holiday theme, “Season of Grace. “Essentially, the Rustan’s Mandala symbolizes the noble vision of a shared hope and… 304. – July 12, 2004 MONKS RENDER A COLORFUL UNIVERSE Hunched over so closely their shaved heads nearly touch, elbows propped on dark red cushions that match their maroon and yellow robes, nine Buddhist monks take turns sculpting brightly colored sand into precise patterns. The sand mandala, a Tibetan Buddhist representation of the universe, seems to grow spontaneously from the ends of their instruments. As part of their year-long U. S. tour, Buddhist monks from the Drepung Loseling monastery in South India are building the mandala at DQ 4774, … 5. – December 19, 2001 Healing Sands Grain by grain, the elaborate three-dimensional sand painting called a mandala slowly takes shape. Working on their hands and knees for several hours at a time, 20 Tibetan monks will have spent 12 days funnelling finely ground and brightly colored grains of sand into the painting before it is finished. The visitors from the Drepung Loseling Monastery hope their work, just blocks from the World Trade Center site, can provide a spiritual salve to those who have suffered from the Sept. 11… 306. Sun-Sentinel – October 2, 2001 INDONESIAN COURT TOSSES CONVICTION OF EX-RULER’S SON In a surprise decision that could jeopardize Indonesia’s fight against graft, the Supreme Court on Monday nullified a corruption conviction and 18-month prison term against Hutomo “Tommy” Mandala Putra, the fugitive son of ousted dictator Suharto. Mandala Putra, 39, has been on the run since the court, Indonesia’s highest judicial body, sentenced him last year. In that time, he has been declared the country’s most-wanted man… . 307. – June 9, 2000 Tibetan monks share beliefs Fund-raising tour comes to S. A. Six Buddhist monks from Tibet are in San Antonio this weekend to teach meditation techniques, build a temporary sand mandala and appeal for funds to expand their monastery in India and help the poor. Driven to leave their native country by the communist regime, the monks live in India but will spend six months touring the United States to share their religious beliefs through mystical practices and prayer. While here, they are guests of Chua Bao Quang, a Vietnamese Buddhist temple on… 308. – July 18, 1993 With `Naga Mandala, ‘ Guthrie enters a wider cultural world Girish Karnad’s “Naga Mandala, ” a contemporary Indian play based on ancient folk tales, is the Guthrie Theater’s first attempt to expand its repertory into cultures beyond the European traditions of American classical theater. Supported by the Lila Wallace-Reader’s Digest Resident Theatre Initiative, this is the first in a projected long-range series of multicultural programming. In the long run the series will be as… 84 309. THE – April 17, 1991 Monks to Make Sand Mandala – Part of Tibetan Exhibition The Asian Art Museum has announced a number of special events related to its exhibition “Wisdom and Compassion: The Sacred Art of Tibet, ” opening today. Chief among them is the creation of an intricate “Wheel of Time” mandala made of colored sand. For the first four weeks of the exhibition, five monks from Namgyal Dratsang, the monastery of the Dalai Lama, will work on the mandala in Adrian Gruhn Court. The public is invited to observe the process… 310. Boston Globe – April 8, 1985 MANDALA DANCERS OFFER ‘A PASSPORT TO THE WORLD’ The story may be apocryphal, Janet Nelson concedes, but it captures the passionate love of dancing that has infused Mandala Folk Dance Ensemble since its founding in 1965. “The founders of Mandala were recreational folk dancers who were out dancing, the story goes, every night of the week except Wednesday, when there wasn’t anything going on. So they decided to form their own international dance group – and rehearse on Wednesdays, ” said Nelson, a member of…