Kalachakra Wheel of Time Sand Mandala
Creation of Kalachakra Sand Mandala by the Venerable Losang Samten in the University of Arizona Bookstore.
Creation of Kalachakra Sand Mandala by the Venerable Losang Samten in the University of Arizona Bookstore.
The first traditions of Tibetan Buddhist art followed the practices of aniconic artwork, meaning that the use of Buddhist symbols and emblems to represent the Buddha and his travels and teachings without actually using a human form to represent the Buddha himself.
The monks laboriously created the sand mandala by memory over about 5 days, and then ritually destroyed it. Doing this illustrates everything’s impermanence.
A rare opportunity to view the Buddhist arts of the mystical kingdom of Bhutan – “The Last Shangri-La”.
At the Asian Art Museum through May 10th.
The Dragon’s Gift offers a rare opportunity to introduce some of the most sacred Buddhist images of Bhutan to the wider international audience.