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Monday
Jan282013

Tibetan Sand Mandalas – The Sacred Art of Painting with Colored Sand

DateMonday, January 28, 2013 at 12:09PM

“Sand Mandala, the art of creating intricate artworks using colored sand, is practiced by Tibetan monks as a part of tantric tradition. In the Tibetan language, the art is called dul-tson-kyil-khor (mandala of colored powders).” (Photo: San Jose Library)The Tibetan mandalas are deceptively simple. They might look like they’re made up of basic patterns, but are extremely complex and might take weeks to complete. Buddhist monks undergo years of training before they can make a mandala. (Photo: San Jose Library)

“Demolishing sand castles can be great fun. But what if you had spent weeks creating it painstakingly, only to have it destroyed at the end? Heart breaking, isn’t it?”

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