Mandala isn’t simply an art form, it is touted as a representative of the entire universe by Buddhists and Hindus. It means a ‘circle’ or ‘completion’ in Sanskrit, and has always been used as an ...
The word mandala or ‘circle’ in Sanskrit, signifies the universe in all its oneness and innate completion. It has long since been accepted that the creation of Mandalas is a highly therapeutic form of ...
CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. On the final day of the 2023 Smithsonian Folklife Festival, Venerable Lama Losang Samten faced the U.S. Capitol Building and tossed sand into the ...
WASHINGTON -- Arranging an art show isn't just nailing a row of hooks to the wall. These days, the Smithsonian Institution has to deal with artists like 20 Buddhist monks creating a symbolic depiction ...
We humans have always had a fascination with the circle. We experience it throughout nature-- in the spiral of the Milky Way, the orbiting planets, and the cycles of life itself. As children, we also ...
At the North American Interfaith Network (NAIN) conference held in Regina this summer, one of the highlights was the creation of a Mandala of Compassion by Saskatoon’s Lori Petruskevich. “The people ...