Sand Mandala: An Exhibition of Tibetan Art was held May 31 - June 5, 2005 at the Transalta Arts Barns in Edmonton.
The sand mandala is a traditional and ancient ritual art form layered with symbolism and tremendous spiritual significance. Gaden Samten Ling Tibetan Buddhist Meditation Society is pleased to be offering this rare opportunity to participate in the experience of a sand mandala painting.
Kushok Lobsang Dhamchöe, resident teacher for Gaden Samten Ling,will be joined by former monks of Namgyal Monastery in Dharamsala, India and will painstakingly build the Compassion Buddha Mandala over the course of six days. It will begin as a precise geometric drawing and with each grain of coloured sand will become a beautiful representation of the enlightened mind, with perfect compassion as its centre.
According to Tibetans, when a mandala is built of sand, the goodness that it brings is multiplied by the number of grains of sand that it contains.
The final day of the exhibition will culminate in a walk to the shore of the North Saskatchewan River, where the mandala sand will be dispersed and its blessings released.
