Mandala Arts

Sacred art Lobsang, Lobsand Jampa and Jampa Lama, of the Tashi Lhunpp monks, spent much of their four-day visit to Maroondah last week creating a mandala – patterns from coloured sand. The mandala symbolises a perfect world where compassion is shown to one another, and is used by the monks as a visualisation tool during meditation. Once completed, the display is scattered as part of the Buddhist teachings of impermanence.

SPIRIT OF TIBET BUDDHIST MONKS SHARE ART, CULTURE DURING MODESTO JUNIOR COLLEGE EVENTS It is a Tibetan Buddhist monk’s prayer to be a vessel for harmony and peace. A group of monks from the Drepung Loseling Monastery in India hopes to share that feeling during a four-day visit to Modesto later this month. The monks will spend several days creating a 4-foot-diameter mandala with colored sand, speak about the mandala’s meaning and perform sacred music and dances for the public. Events — part of Modesto Junior College’s… 9 1286. – December 23, 2003 LETTERS — More questions on monks’ visit I was so glad outsiders were allowed to visit Nashua High School’s recent weeklong series of events of the Tibetan monks – their sand mandala construction, prayer/chanting, lectures and slide show on the Buddhist religion – also the Laramie Project drama and the HIV/AIDS quilt. Janice Hutchinson’s recent letter (Nov. 28, “Time to open Nashua High to other religions”) suggested giving equal time and equal tolerance to other religions. Good… 87. Bristol Evening Post (England) – July 10, 2003 Bristol Evening Post: Artistic Tibetan monks go with the grain FOUR Tibetan monks are spending five days in Weston-super-Mare painstakingly producing an amazing work of art. They are making a sand mandala – the Buddhist depiction of a heavenly world – on a table top in Weston College’s Hans Price Gallery in Lower Church Road. Coloured sand is gently shaken on to the table to produce an intricate and vivid creation. The work is being carried out by monks Jamyang Ketup, Jamyang Yonten, Norbu Tsering and Nima Sherpa, who have left… 88. – May 17, 2003 Snapshots of a nation A new book will feature a week’s worth of America’s moments Puppy and child, frolicking. Tibetan monks creating a sand mandala. Riders working cattle. These are among scenes of life in New Mexico captured this week by dozens of professional and amateur photographers throughout the state. They are participating with thousands across the nation in the “America 24/7″ digital photography project. It’s been… 89. – August 4, 2002 Tibetan monks create a colorful symbol, Sand mandala reflects beliefs of Buddhism REDMOND — Lobsang Ngawang patiently tapped white pigment into the mosaic as if a crowd of people weren’t peering at him. He barely looked up. Neither did the three other monks who added magenta, lemon yellow and earthy green pigments into a circular motif with special meaning. They started in the late morning and continued through early evening yesterday, squatting at a Redmond bookstore to make sure each grain of color went into the right place. The… 90. Central Coast Express (Sydney, Australia) – June 6, 2001 FATAL FLAWS: Widow speaks out about unit problems Widow speaks out over Mandala problems Widow speaks out about unit problems FOR eight years until his death on May 23 Brian MacKellin, of Kincumber, saw Mandala psychiatric unit at Gosford as a safe haven when the symptoms of his mental illness overwhelmed him. “He felt the kids and I were suffering if he was here at home during the worst of it and he felt secure at Mandala, he felt very safe and very close to the staff

Community participation sought for Mystical Arts of Tibet exhibit If you see people coloring in circles, painting bright colored wheels of design or inscribing ancient spiritual symbols on various surfaces, don’t be alarmed. Know that, quite simply, “mandalerium” has broken out all over the Slidell area. Residents, students, businesses and organizations are being asked to participate in an upcoming cultural event by creating mandalas to display during the five-day presentation of the Mystical Arts of Tibet. The… 7 1272. Philippine Daily Inquirer (Philippines) – March 25, 2006 Philippine Daily Inquirer: Three sets of brothers among 324 graduates FORT DEL PILAR, BAGUIO City-The television mini series “Band of Brothers” takes on a literal meaning when the Philippine Military Academy Mandala Class of 2006 graduates today. The class has three pairs of brothers graduating today: Cadets First Class Randy and Romel Sotero of La Trinidad, Benguet; Joseph Orland and Michael Gotong, also of La Trinidad; and Cesar and Jomar Caazares of Tuguegarao City. None of them are twins. Romel Sotero, who ranked third in… 7

- May 19, 2004 Buddhist exhibition opens today SINCE last Thursday, these Tibetan Buddhist monks from Nepal have been working on what they hope will be the world’s largest sand Mandala of the Medicine Buddhas. It will take 10 days to complete. Made of fine colourful powder ground from 500kg of precious stones, the sand Mandala, a Buddhist graphic symbol of the universe, will be destroyed shortly after its completion – as a metaphor on the impermanence of life. It is one of many attractions at the Sacred Buddha Tooth… 75. Times, The (London, England) – June 4, 2002 Monks’ gift of harmony to Prince, In brief The Prince of Wales received a Golden Jubilee gift from a group of Tibetan monks on behalf of the Queen. The Sand Mandala, representing health, long life, peace and harmony, was handed to him at his Highgrove estate in Gloucestershire. The monks, from the Tibet Foundation in London, said that it was given in gratitude for the kindness and hospitality of the British people and the Queen. They each handed the Prince a white silk scarf before presenting him with the glass-covered mandala, … 76. Straits Times, The (Singapore) – March 30, 2002 Jakarta hearing causing big traffic jams, so… Celebrity trials moved to suburbs Swamped Courts – Trials of Tommy Suharto and Akbar Tandjung are moved to the suburbs. (Page A1) All silk and smiles, Hutomo ‘Tommy’ Mandala Putra acknowledges policewomen at his trial in Jakarta’s Central District Court on Wednesday. (Page A6) Corruption charges involving 40 billion rupiah have been laid against parliamentary speaker Akbar Tandjung, seen here being escorted into court. (Page A6) Legal experts say there is a systematic ploy’ on the… 77. – January 30, 2002 Entertainment Briefs UNITED NATIONS (AP) — New York artist Neil Tetkowski had help from around the world for his latest project, but it was still a lot of y work, judging from the result. Tetkowski calls the sculpture, which contains clay from every corner of the globe, the “World Mandala. “A mandala, a geometric pattern that represents the universe in Hinduism and Buddhism, is used for meditation and storytelling. “I figured out early on that if I were… 78. Los Angeles Times – October 13, 2000 VENTURA COUNTY ROUNDUP / West County Ojai Helpers Needed for Community Painting To help prepare for Ojai Day–a community street fair and celebration Oct. 21–two Ojai artists will paint a giant sidewalk painting this weekend and are looking for helpers. From 10 a. m. to 3 p. m. Saturday, Julie Steyer and Linda Harmon will paint a “mandala, ” or depiction of the universe in shamanic symbols, in three large circles on the sidewalk of Libbey Park. They and their helpers will finish the painting Sunday morning and prepare it for public viewing… . 1279. Union-News (Springfield, MA) – April 27, 2000 Dismantling a mandala PHOTO In an elaborate ceremony, Buddhist months will undo their intricate “sand mandala” at the Museum of Fine Arts in Springfield. A brilliantly-colored “sand mandala painting” whose creation was witnessed by record-breaking crowds at the Museum of Fine Arts in Springfield will be ritually demolished April 30 to mark the end of the exhibition “Art from the Top of the World” at the Quadrangle. Over 7, 000 people watched in… 80. Rocky Mountain News – August 21, 1998 ART SERIES EXPLORES TIBET The Museum of Outdoor Arts is sponsoring a series of events related to the culture of Tibet, including the painting of a sand mandala by Tibetan monks beginning Aug. 31. Works of art will go on view Sept. 3 and will remain up through September. Also on view in the Madden Gallery will be the photography exhibition “Tibet: Magical Land of Spiritual Wonders. ” Events in conjunction with the exhibitions include a slide lecture by Jose Cabezon