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Presentation Construction of sand mandalas Credits Wednesday April 30, 1997 Friday May 2, 1997 Saturday May 3, 1997 Sunday May 4, 1997 |
Following chalk markings, the monks deposit coloured sand using a metal funnel called a chang-bu in Tibetan. The monks work outwards from the centre of the dul-tson-kyil-khor ("mandala of coloured powders"). There are many different mandalas, but this one is know as the Medicine Buddha. At the centre is a book, symbolic of the traditional teachings or dharma of Buddhism. This is surrounded by an eight-petal lotus. |
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Created: May 2, 1997. Last update: July 26, 2001 © Canadian Museum of Civilization Corporation |