Like any great artwork, the Tibetan Buddhist sand mandala is crafted with patience, precision and care. What makes the mandala unique, however, is how quickly it’s destroyed after being completed.

Have you ever wondered what a day in the life of a monk is like? A Tibetan Buddhist monk? Ever curious about the meaning in those huge sand paintings with their swirls and symbols? Have you ever ...

Tibetan Buddhist monks visited San Luis Obispo this week to create a colorful sand mandala. Visiting from the Ngari Institute of Buddhist Dialects in India, the monks started building the mandala at ...

Attendees closed their eyes and meditated to the sounds of sutra chants, Tibetan bells and cymbals ringing as five Tibetan monks performed a blessing. About 40 people attended the opening ceremony of ...

In the midst of conflict at Clark College, a group of Tibetan Buddhist monks worked quietly in the Cannell Library. Their tools were long, thin cones, and their paints, vibrantly colored sand dyed in ...

PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — It’s a fascinating tradition that most people don’t get to see everyday. All this week, at Bradley University’s Michel Student Center, three Tibetan Monks built a sand mandala, a ...

The Drepung Gomang Monastery of South India plans for eight Tibetan Buddhist monks to share and demonstrate aspects of their endangered culture at the Capitol and the Bob Kirby Branch in a ...