Community members got the chance to witness sacred art in motion this weekend as Tibetan monks began crafting an impressive ...

Sacred mandala. Last updated 2009-11-23. ... Mandala sand painting was introduced by the Buddha himself and there are many different designs of mandala, each with different lessons to teach.

The most common mandala designs include elephants, flowers, circles, and geometric shapes. Each design is a symbol of different spiritual aspects. The elephant mandala represents power and strength.

With each careful tap of a specialized metal cone, sand master Geshe Legden Gompo expertly places the sand onto the design of the mandala. Mandala means that which extracts the essence. It’s a ...

The Sanskrit word mandala, or sacred cosmogram, refers to a design with multiple layers... Famous monks create a mandala and sacred sounds at Asia Society Texas Center ...

Circular forms in art are often referred to as mandalas, the Sanskrit word for "sacred circle."For thousands of years, the creation of circular, often geometric designs has been part of spiritual ...

Photoshop tutorial showing how to create an ornate mandala using only letters of a name. Mandalas are designs that represent the cosmos or universe from the human perspective. They are often used ...

c. 2007 Religion News Service (UNDATED) Angela Coppola's idea for a company was born at a chance meeting and a glance at a stained-glass window in San ...