Kalachakra Wheel of Time Sand Mandala
Photos and text: Claire “Vimala” Anderson www.vimsplace.com
Arizona Friends of Tibet sponsored the creation of this mandala along with the University of Arizona Bookstore. The sand painting was created by the Venerable Losang Samten, a former Namgyal monk and attendant to His Holiness the Dalai Lama. I tried to visit the mandala at least once a week over the four weeks it was being constructed. Here are some of the photos I got over five visits, including the very moving dissolution service held Sunday, March 15th.
“The dismantling of such an exquisite work of devotion and purification of obstacles is a special ritual considered to be supreme offering for WORLD PEACE rather than just the simple destruction of an art installation. After the dissolution, the colored sand from the Kalachakra Mandala will be offered to the water…In the Tibetan tradition it is believed that through the medium of all penetrating water, the power of peace, love and kindness which is bestowed in the blessed sand of the Kalachakra Celestial Palace, will reach innumerable beings all over the world.
Peace on Earth.
Enjoy!
Vimala
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- By Compass and Rule
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- The Design
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- The Sand
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- The Central Palace
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- Awaiting the Palace of Enlightened Body
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- Wearing the Mask "In Case I Sneeze"
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- Colors Before and After
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- The Sand and Tools
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- The Pattern
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- Mandala with Protective Cover
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- Protected
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- Detail Under Plastic
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- Mandala and Straw Hat
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- Almost Finished
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- The Master's Hands
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- Palace Entrance II
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- Light and Depth
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- Light and Depth
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- Red Wheel
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- Textures and Colors
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- The Venerable Losang Samten
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- Almost Complete
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- Palace Entrance
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- The Outer Rings
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- Four Sacred Palaces
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- Sand Master at Work
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- Detail
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- Tulips Watching Over
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- The Finished Mandala
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- Kalachakra Wheel of Time Mandala
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- Gathering for the Dissolution Ceremony
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- The Dismantling Begins
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- A Piece from the Central Palace
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- Dissolution
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- Dust to Dust
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- In the Hands of the Children
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- Impermanence
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- Back to the Elements
Photos taken Feb. 15 through March 15, 2009.
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