"When we're making the mandala, our intention is for blessing, you know," Buddhist monk Geshe Tsewang Punchok said. Punchok is one of four monks creating a mandala by 'painting' with sand.

Former Buddhist monk and Tibetan scholar Losang Samten uses colored sand to build mandalas, ... it was the first time the 2,600-years-old ancient ritual art was seen outside of monasteries.

There was more flaying than I expected, though not necessarily more than I wanted, at “Mandalas: Mapping the Buddhist Art of Tibet.” Any visitors going to the Met’s exhibition in search of ...

According to Buddhist scripture, mandalas constructed from sand transmit positive energies to the environment and to the people who view them. They are believed to effect purification and healing.

PHILADELPHIA -- A Tibetan Buddhist mandala master is keeping a centuries-old art and spiritual practice alive. His most recent mandala is a prayer for peace and an end to gun violence in the City ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Lama Losang Samten's work is a call for healing and peace, which can be seen through the spiritual art he's creating. "It's called the sand mandala," said Lama Losang Samten ...

The Mandala art form is widely used in textile printing in Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and other North Indian states and it got me hooked on. On my return to Kerala, I began to dabble in the art.