Mandala Arts

1341. – April 29, 2000 ‘Blueprint of Buddhist teaching’ Monk’s intricate sand design on display in the Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art Surrounded by small cups of red, blue, yellow, black and white sand, a Buddhist monk leaned over a circular table. Gingerly, he tapped two metal funnels together, coaxing a fine stream of sand from the tips. By tomorrow afternoon, he will have created an intricate sand design, known as a Tibetan mandala, in the Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art. The artwork will be on display in the…  1342. – April 7, 1996 Milford resident delves into sacred art at Trinity women’s conference It was so quiet, you could hear a grain of sand drop. While an exiled Tibetan monk meticulously created an elaborate sand painting called a mandala, the classroom at Sanchez Elementary School in Hartford was silent. Tenzin Yignyen, 37, a monk from the Namgyal Buddhist Institute in Ithaca, N. Y. , was in Connecticut for a week thanks to a $1, 000 grant from Trinity College and the efforts of two 1994 alumnae, Melissa Kerin of Milford and Denise Burgher, who is a teacher’s aide… 343. Flesh and Stone – August 24, 2008 Cultivating transformation through flower mandalas Aug. 24, 2008 ( Flesh and Stone by Kathlyn Stone delivered by Newstex) Swiss psychiatrist Carl Jung viewed the mandala, the circular design considered a universal symbol of transformative healing, as a vessel for projecting one’s Self and sometimes used them as a therapeutic tool while treating patients. Boston-area psychotherapist and photographer David Bookbinder carries on Jung’s tradition by blending his work and art into unique mandala renderings… 344. – October 3, 2007 Ross talk, book signing Saturday Local Hero Bookstore, formerly Ojai Table of Contents, 208 E. Ojai Ave. , will host well-known Ojai author Richard Moss on Saturday from 4 to 6 p. m. for a book signing and talk on his new book, “The Mandala of Being: Discovering the Power of Awareness. “Moss is the author of five books on conscious living and inner transformation. For 30 years, he has guided people of diverse backgrounds in the use of the power of awareness to realize their intrinsic wholeness and… 345. Sun Chronicle, The (Attleboro, MA) – April 18, 2007 In the circle of life ATTLEBORO Wherever she goes, Marilynn Legg shares a bit of her artistic self. Follow her around, and you’re likely to find one of her creations on a shelf in the local library, at a counter at the post office, on display at a department store or tucked in with her tip for the waiter at a restaurant. As she goes through her day, Legg leaves behind one of her mandalas, those circles of geometric patterns that she has been drawing for the past few years. Lately, … 346. Orlando Sentinel, The – September 5, 2005 At least 60 feared dead in Indonesian jetliner crash The plane carrying at least 109 people landed in a residential area. JAKARTA, Indonesia — An Indonesian jetliner crashed into a residential neighborhood in the city of Medan one minute after takeoff today and burst into flames, killing at least 60 people, witnesses said. The Boeing 737 was operated by Mandala, a low-cost carrier, and was heading to Jakarta when it crashed into a crowded housing complex, Rizal, a witness, told Metro television station. The plane was carrying at least 109 people, Transport Minister Hatta Radjasa said, adding that it was… 347. Hindu, The (Madras, India) – July 23, 2005 The Hindu: The 18 commandments for peace and prosperity VAASTU SHASTRA dates back to the Vedas, the eternal books of knowledge. It is referred to as an Upaveda of Atharvaveda. It crosses the frontiers of material science when it speaks of the concept of Vaastu Purusha Mandala. The science personifies space and its importance as Vaastu Purusha. The ancient masters’ concept of channelising space energies into an area called Mandala to give humanity peace and prosperity was later handed over to the modern world by Einstein as e=mc2… 348. Hindu, The (Madras, India) – July 23, 2005 The Hindu: The 18 commandments for peace and prosperity VAASTU SHASTRA dates back to the Vedas, the eternal books of knowledge. It is referred to as an Upaveda of Atharvaveda. It crosses the frontiers of material science when it speaks of the concept of Vaastu Purusha Mandala. The science personifies space and its importance as Vaastu Purusha. The ancient masters’ concept of channelising space energies into an area called Mandala to give humanity peace and prosperity was later handed over to the modern world by Einstein as e=mc2… 349. Leader – Whitehorse Gazette (Melbourne, Australia) – July 30, 2003 Love for mandala on show DECOUPAGE, painting and meditation are passions for Nunawading artist Robin Schubert. And she’s managed to merge all three in her latest exhibition. Schubert has put together Mandala the Journey with five of her past students Pauline Berry, Lorraine Festini, Margaret Dungan, Anne Tootell and Pat Strickland. “Mandalas are derived from Buddhist and Hindu teachings, ” Schubert said. “Traditionally they are represented by a circle within a… 350. Daily Illini (University of Illinois) – March 29, 2002 Monks create mandala in Krannert Art Museum (*#_Company_Name_#*) CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Tibetan monk-artists are spending 10 days at the Krannert Art Museum making sand paintings before the eyes of onlookers. Viewers can watch Tibetan monk-artists Venerable Tenzin Shakya and Geshe Lobsang Kungaare work to finish the Tibetan Sand Mandala of Bhaishajyaguru. The program is in collaboration with the University of Illinois and the Ford Foundation program “Arts of the Sacred. “”This is for healing

Monks create sand mandala A pounding drumbeat and a loud blast from long trumpets punctuate the sound of trilling woodwinds and tinkling cymbals. Suddenly the instrumental din gives way to a droning chant. The sounds of that ancient ritual echoed through the Rutgers Campus Center in Camden this week as eight Tibetan Buddhist monks began constructing a mandala sand painting. Dressed in their deep red robes, orange shawls and yellow headdresses, the monks performed a ceremony thousands of years old. After the… 462. – November 21, 2008 MESSAGE IN THE SAND Buddhist monks are creating a Sand Mandala at Pasco-Hernando Community College as part of the college’s Peace Week activities. Sand Mandalas are associated with a Budhist ceremony considered the most profound and elaborate in Tibet. This mandala represents a mansion or palace of the deity Chenrezig. The construction is a long and disciplined effort. It has taken roughly 100 hours of work to get this far, with about 50 more remaining. Once completed, the Mandala is ritually… 463. – May 8, 2008 Pranadhanas to present ‘Mandala’ yoga dance event Journal Staff The Pranadhanas, a local performing arts group that melds yoga and dance, are set to unveil their latest creation, “Mandala, ” at 7:30 p. m. Friday at Cornell’s Barnes Hall. Inspired by women’s experiences of inner strength, vulnerability, and spirit, “Mandala” not only features dances by the Pranadhanas, but also live original music by multi-instrumentalist Joe Smellow, singer Sara High Speiser and… 464. – September 16, 2005 Sky Dancing, Page County’s Lotus Gardens Will Inaugurate Center With Dancing And Prayer Ceremonies A group of robed monks lean over a bright circle, rhythmically scraping small sticks along metal cones filled with sand. They carefully guide the colored granules that spill from the end of the funnels into intricate designs, each creating a part of a large stunning sand painting. The softly lit room is silent except for the trance-like scrapings of the sticks along the ridges on the cones. The mandala, which is the Sanskrit word for circle, will take days to create, but such devotion is part… 465. The Sacramento Bee – January 18, 2004 Circle of Life Tibetan monks turn grains of sand into a spiritual concept The upper room of Placerville’s Cozmic Cafe drew a stream of visitors last week. Some came for blessings and healings, others out of an appreciation for art, and some were simply curious about the robed Tibetan monks who spent hour after hour funneling grains of colored sand into the intricate design laid out on a table top. “It’s pretty neat stuff, ” 7-year-old Reagan Hester said Wednesday. She and several friends from… 466. Newcastle Herald (Australia) – June 25, 2003 Doubt on mental care unit staffing NEW doubts have been raised about the expansion of mental health services on the Central Coast. In an inquest yesterday, Gosford Mandala psychiatric unit acting head Andrew Campbell said a critical lack of psychiatric staff could affect plans to triple the number of mental health beds in the region. He was asked when a new 50-bed unit at Wyong would open to support the troubled 25-bed Mandala unit. “We’re going to have a hard job recruiting staff to man 50… 467. – June 1, 2000 Mandala, Salvatore MANDALA, SALVATORE, Mon. , May 29, fortified with the Sacraments of Holy Mother Church; beloved husband of Antonietta Mandala (nee Monteleone); dear father of John (Giovanna) Mandala and Agatha (Salvatore) Santangelo; dear grandfather of Daniela, Salvo, Michael, Jessica and Nicholas. Funeral from CALCATERRA Funeral Home, 5142 Daggett Ave. , Fri. , June 2, 9:30 a. m. , to St. Ambrose Church, 5130 Wilson Ave. , for 10 a. m. Mass. Entombment Resurrection Cemetery. VISITATION THURSDAY 3-8 P. M… . 68. – May 31, 2000 Mandala, Salvatore MANDALA, SALVATORE, Mon. , May 29, fortified with the Sacraments of Holy Mother Church; beloved husband of Antonietta Mandala (nee Monteleone); dear father of John (Giovanna) Mandala and Agatha (Salvatore) Santangelo; dear grandfather of Daniela, Salvo, Michael, Jessica and Nicholas. Funeral from CALCATERRA Funeral Home, 5142 Daggett Ave. , Fri. , June 2, 9:30 a. m. , to St. Ambrose Church, 5130 Wilson Ave. , for 10 a. m. Mass. Entombment Resurrection Cemetery. VISITATION THURSDAY 3-8 P. M… . 69. – November 20, 1999 Monks mold sand into spiritual object Garbed in bright maroon robes and sandals, 10 Tibetan Buddhist monks are patiently spending their days bent over plywood on the floor of a San Antonio temple to design a spiritual object of art. Their medium is colored sand that will be fashioned into a two-dimensional “mandala” to be a focus for chants and prayers by members of Chua Bao Quang, a Vietnamese Buddhist temple on the Northeast Side. Building the sand mandala is a meticulous process. It began with an… 470. – August 15, 1994 EAST MEETS L. A. FOR LESSON IN PEACE Hunched over a low-lying table, the Tibetan monks looked like they were laboring over the most fabulous wedding cake imaginable. Carefully balancing what looked like pastry tubes, the three men with shaved heads and flowing robes painstakingly surrounded an elaborately decorated circle with ribbons of blue, yellow and white. But the monks were no bakers, and their brightly colored garlands, ribbons and crests were not of sumptuous frosting but of sand.