Buddhist nuns create a Buddha sand mandala Tuesday at the Peter J. Gomes Chapel at Bates College in Lewiston. They use metal funnels to guide grains of colored sand into the mandala.

LEWISTON (WGME) – Tibetan Buddhist nuns are trying to help Lewiston heal from the mass shooting that left 18 dead and 13 injured last October. Wednesday at Bates College, they created a mandala ...

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"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.

Like any great artwork, the Tibetan Buddhist sand mandala is crafted with patience, precision and care. What makes the mandala unique, however, is how quickly it’s destroyed after being completed.

The Drepung Gomang Center for Engaging Compassion hosted the Sacred Arts Tour. It’s a group of Buddhist monks who go around communities and create sand mandalas, which are intricate designs that ...

Several Buddhist monks are creating compassion sand mandalas at the Drepung Gomang Center for Engaging Compassion in Louisville as part of the Sacred Arts Tour. The intricate designs symbolize the ...

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 Philly.

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 ...

Ithaca College President La Jerne Terry Cornish and representatives from Namgyal Monastery will start off the mandala’s creation with an opening ceremony at 10 a.m. Sept 18.