Today I have brought you Sand mandala: Tibetan Buddhist ritual by Wellcome Collection. I’m sure you have all seen the Tibetan Buddhist sand paintings in photos on or off the web. This video will give you a short introduction to the “why’s and how’s” of these mandalas.
Here is what Wellcome Collection has to say about the video:’
“Mandalas are of profound symbolic value in Tantric Buddhism and are regarded by some as sacred. They can take a variety of forms: from simple diagrams and elaborate paintings on cloth, to complicated patterns of coloured sand and large three dimensional carved structures.
Sand Mandalas represent the universe and act as an architectural blueprint of the enlightened mind. They can also function as a contemplative aid in visualisation meditation.
Mandalas often refer to secret Tantric doctrine and highlight the ideals of the Buddhist path which includes putting an end to suffering, attaining enlightenment and understanding reality through the Wisdom of Emptiness.
At the heart of this medicine mandala is a lotus throne and on it is a sacred medical text. Seated within the petals of a lotus flower are the Eight Medicine Buddhas, who came into the world to save sentient beings from the five degenerations: shortened life-span, delusions, degenerate persons, time and wrong views. In the outer sections the disciples of the Medicine Buddhas are represented by symbols.
A rare opportunity to observe the creation and offering of a “Mela” or Medicine Mandala, made from tiny grains of vibrantly coloured sand, with Tibetan Buddhist monks from the Tashi Lhunpo monastery in India. Sand Mandalas are unique to Tibetan Buddhism, representing an architectural blueprint of the enlightened mind, functioning – among other things – as a contemplative aid in visualisation meditation.”
Enjoy!
Sand mandala: Tibetan Buddhist ritual by Wellcome Collection
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Today’s tutorial is Colorful Peyote Beaded Bracelet And Earrings by BijuTeo Beading , a step by step video of making beaded mandalas. We’ve seen many methods of creating mandalas in these Mandala Monday posts, but I think this is the first time we have seen a video on beading.
BijuTeo Beading says:
“With this flower peyote element you could make brecelets, earrings, necklaces and rings.
List of materials:
1) 11/0 seed beads of 4 colors – red, orange, yelow and blue
2) beading thread (monofilament)- 0.15mm (0.006in) half an armspan per element
3) a clasp and earring findings of your choice
4) beading needle size 10 5) scissors
6) flat nose pliers (not obligatory)”
Colorful Peyote Beaded Bracelet And Earrings by BijuTeo
Mandalas from the Voice of Eternity, Part 2 continues the unveiling of my newest set of mandalas. Several weeks ago we saw the first ten images in Mandala Monday – Mandalas from the Voice of Eternity – Part 1. This post showcases the second set of ten images in this collection. For information about the creation of these mandalas see the first post.
So here they are, images 11 to 20. You may want to just go through them quickly and take a sip of the nectar of each, or look at them slowly and fully absorb the gift they have for you. Look at them once or come back often to discover more. Enjoy.
Wellcome Collection is a unique mix of galleries and events, the world-famous Wellcome Library, a café, bookshop and conference centre.
