Sand Mandala created by Tibetan Monks

[tesarver]

Last year during the 10 Music Event here in Bethlehem called Musikfest there was a flood that wiped out 3 music venues and numerous vendors. To prevent this from happening this year, they brought in Tibetan Monks who spend over 30 hours creating this sand mandala, only to scrap it up during a ceremony & depositing the sand into the creek that flooded last year.



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Comments Welcomed

Tom

[colin C]

Re: Sand Mandala created by Tibetan Monks

Beautiful. I would want to keep that forever. Did it stop the floods?

Colin

[ST-EOS]

Re: Sand Mandala created by Tibetan Monks

Great colours intricate design and made out of sand; that's some clever Monks that you had there Tom.

[Muscat]

Re: Sand Mandala created by Tibetan Monks

Spectacular work of art by some very gifted artists / Monks. I hope it kept the floods away.

[David Stallard]

Re: Sand Mandala created by Tibetan Monks

Now THAT I can see as art - not some 'cow in formaldehyde' or an 'unmade bed'

very talented guys

.DAVID.

[colin C]

Re: Sand Mandala created by Tibetan Monks

Now THAT I can see as art - not some 'cow in formaldehyde' or an 'unmade bed'

I so much agree with you David.

Art is inspirational and done by people far more talented than me - not a brick wall, or a prserved shark ............. I can do that!

Colin

[tesarver]

Re: Sand Mandala created by Tibetan Monks

Beautiful. I would want to keep that forever. Did it stop the floods?

Colin

Thanks Colin, so far we have only had 1 rain event and that happened Sunday evening. Good so far for the festival, but not so good for the area as we have been in drought condition through most of the summer.

Tom

Great colours intricate design and made out of sand; that's some clever Monks that you had there Tom.

Thanks ST-EOS for commenting.

Tom

Spectacular work of art by some very gifted artists / Monks. I hope it kept the floods away.

Thanks Muscat for commenting. So far, no floods, but there is rain predicated for this Thursday, Friday & Saturday.

Tom

Now THAT I can see as art - not some 'cow in formaldehyde' or an 'unmade bed'

very talented guys

.DAVID.

Thanks for Commenting David.

Tom

[Hereford_EOS]

Re: Sand Mandala created by Tibetan Monks

Beautiful Tom.
Is there a significance to the four points (temples) on this sand mandala?
Such a shame the sand was depositing into the stream during the ceremony, this is real art by real artists.

[tesarver]

Re: Sand Mandala created by Tibetan Monks

Beautiful Tom.
Is there a significance to the four points (temples) on this sand mandala?
Such a shame the sand was depositing into the stream during the ceremony, this is real art by real artists.

Thanks Stephen for commenting. I not that familiar with the Buddhist faith to be able to answer your question. Hopefully someone else on the Forum can answer that question.

Such a shame the sand was depositing into the stream during the ceremony, this is real art by real artists.

Funny that is what is being said over here as well. But as we were told, the Western Mind see things of beauty and like to preserve it forever, but the Buddhist tradition is not to preserve but to share. The value is not what was created, but what you do with that creation that is important.

Tom

[DeeGee]

Re: Sand Mandala created by Tibetan Monks

Beautiful colours and detail.

[tesarver]

Thanks DeeGee

Tom