Sand Mandala - Yamantaka Mandala - Day 11, Part 4
Tibetan monks create an exquisite sand mandala - the Yamantaka mandala. Throwing the sand from the mandala to the ocean. Bondi pavilion, Sydney, Australia, December 2008.
Day 11, part 4:
The monks in procession, playing drum, cymbals and long trumpet, cross the wide sands of Bondi beach between the pavilion and the ocean.
Having reached the edge of the ocean, the monks line-up to commence their chant.
Sonam, the monk’s ever-attendant Tibetan translator, helps clear a path for Gen Lama to take the mandala sands to the ocean.
The crowd returns to the gallery after emptying the sands into the ocean.
Back in the gallery, after emptying the gathered mandala sands into the ocean outside, the monks circumambulate the table, chanting and carrying their dorjes and bells.
Late afternoon at Bondi at the end of the week with the Tibetan monks.
The sky above Bondi at the end of the week with the Tibetan monks.
Day 1
Day 2
Day 4
Day 6
Day 8
Day 9
Day 10
Day 11 - Part 1
Day 11 - Part 2
Day 11 - Part 3
Day 11 - Part 4
© Courtesy of nimpitja
Gyuto House Australia: http://www.gyuto.va.com.au
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