Namgyal Monastery in Ithaca, New York, is the North American Seat of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama. The art of painting with colored sand is a traditional Tibetan practice. In Tibetan language this art is called “mandala of colored powders”. After a period of days or weeks, it is ultimately dismantled so that the deity’s blessings will be released into the world.
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tengo entendido que lo destruyen porque solo Dios puede crear algo tan perfecto y hay q aprender a desapegarse de las cosas q uno crée
Entiendo (quiza incorectamente) que lo destruyen porque no quieren tener “attachments” emocionales (desculpame, mi espanol es horible).
This is really cool. We had some of these guys at the University of Memphis. Took them like a week just to do one of these.