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Tibetan Healing Mandala

http://www.asia.si.edu/exhibitions/online/mandala/default.htm

Provider: Freer & Sackler Galleries of the Smithsonian Institution


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This site provides a glimpse into the making of one of the largest Mandala ever created in the Western Hemisphere and provides a unique learning opportunity for the exploration of the Buddhist faith. This site contains links to:

  • About the Mandala provides an outline about the healing powers of the Mandala and its creation. There are also images of the monks in the creative stages.
  • The Q&A page includes question and answers, as well as links to additional information.
  • Sharing Stories provides a look at how the exhibition has affected people. There are digitized accounts of visitor’s stories collected from the exhibition’s journal as well as electronic submissions.
  • Mandala Animation provides a multimedia presentation of the monks in action as they create the sand Mandala.
  • Image Gallery has a list of images from the parade, ceremony, and other events surrounding the creation and unveiling of the mandala.