Time Lapse Making of a Mandala: The Crow Collection of Asian Art

Tibetan Monks painstakingly spend five days t0 design and place tiny grains of sand to create a beautiful work of temporary art. On day 6 they scoop up the sand and place it in a body of water, releasing the energy of the project back into the community.

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[Melonie Kastman]

Glad you like it. Yes I see what you mean about losing the meditative quality, if I had it to do over again maybe slow the cut aways of the monks dropping the sand on the mandala to slow mo would accomplish that. We missed the feeding into the water. Bummer

[startingoutbackwards]

Achooooo!

[razor fenix]

the Navajos make Sand Mandalas too.... after it serves its purpose of "healing" a patient it is also destroyed and taken out of the hogan by the medicine man... amazing stuff

[mandalanomadess]

very colorful... amazing culture and intricately detailed mandalas.

[zechariah young]

really amazing video. thanks so much for this.



[Tysons Accosta]

Evidentially you didn't think so otherwise you wouldn't have posted anything to this thread.

[Игорь Шиманский]

Спасибо большое за прекрасные находки.Всегда считал изображение Мандал Высшим видом Искусства...Удачи Вам во всем и творческих бесконечных полетов,радости,и Любви!!!

[mark s]

all things must pass

[C0DEEFICK]

that was right here in dallas, i actuually went to that on a feild trip with my NAHS (national art Honors Society) i think it was 3 years ago, and actually watched them make it, its one of the most amazing things you will ever watch in you life in person.

[AudioOpulent]

Imagine if one of them sneezed

[Mariana Preto]

Does anyone knows which mantra the monks were singing?

[MrWSDteacher]

I will be showing this video in my class today - we are studying different religions. Thanks!

[MonokelJohn]

Why?