Namgyal Monastery Institute of Buddhist Studies

Project Added: August 19, 2021
Project Point of Contact: [email protected]
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Three monks bending over a table working on creating a mandala

Johnson Museum Cornell Namgyal Monastery mandala

Arts-and Intersections:

Religion & Spiritual Well-Being

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Location:

Ithaca, New York

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Genre/Discipline:

Visual art

Population Density:

Suburban

Large Intended Impact Area:

Nation

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Project Website:

https://namgyal.org/pages/sand-mandala

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A sand mandala, created using Tibetan iconography, is used as a tool for consecrating the earth and its inhabitants and provides a visual framework for establishing the mind of the Buddha. Namgyal Monastery creates these mandalas for exhibition worldwide.

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