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Tibetan Sand Mandala: Ven. Losang Samten and the "Wheel of Life," Santa Barbara Tibet Summit

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Published on Jan 25, 2013

Boing Boing post:http://boingboing.net/2013/01/25/a-ti...

Lama Losang Samten, mandala master based in Philadelphia (http://www.losangsamten.com), explains some the symbolism of the "Wheel of Life" mandala in Tibetan Buddhism.

The mandala creation took place during the Santa Barbara Tibet Summit (http://sbtibet.com), a "Tibetan Cultural Week of Celebration and Education to increase awareness of Tibetan cultural, philosophical and spiritual richness, and educate citizens about current affairs in TIbet."

The site where the mandala and this video were created: the Unitarian Society of Santa Barbara (Boing Boing post:http://boingboing.net/2013/01/25/a-ti...

Lama Losang Samten, mandala master based in Philadelphia (http://www.losangsamten.com), explains some the symbolism of the "Wheel of Life" mandala in Tibetan Buddhism.

The mandala creation took place during the Santa Barbara Tibet Summit (http://sbtibet.com), a "Tibetan Cultural Week of Celebration and Education to increase awareness of Tibetan cultural, philosophical and spiritual richness, and educate citizens about current affairs in TIbet."

The site where the mandala and this video were created: the Unitarian Society of Santa Barbara (http://ussb.org).


More on Lama Losang Samten: http://www.losangsamten.com/biography...


Related: A petition to the Obama Administration, to "Implore China to prevent Tibetan self-burning suicides by lifting suppression of Tibet's cultural practices and religion." http://goo.gl/xH6qj

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  • Vriano Greco

    Vriano Greco 3 weeks ago

    Chinese? Tibetan? This is BUDDHISM!

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  • Adam Carr

    Adam Carr 3 months ago

    Very beautiful, Tibetan is truly one of the most unique of Chinese cultures.

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    MonopolyBag 3 months ago

    STFU

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    jdog19123 3 months ago

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    Ernest Karchmit 3 months ago

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    TheLuigiCannon 3 months ago

    Once it is done, it is typically left to the wind to blow away, which I think is amazing, symbolizing that no material good lasts as long as the joy you can get from inner peace.

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    ajajamco 3 months ago

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    Dominick Topps 3 months ago

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