About Sand mandala

Sand mandala
Sand Mandala is a Tibetan Buddhist tradition involving the creation and destruction of mandalas made from coloured sand. A sand mandala is ritualistically dismantled once it has been completed and its accompanying ceremonies and viewing are finished to symbolize the Buddhist doctrinal belief in the transitory nature of material life.
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are the form of . They are the temporary form of . The process of creating and then destroying the has a symbolic importance for practitioners. In the is called Kuktson Kyilkhor, meaning “ of colored sand powder.” In , it describes “cosmogram”, or “world in harmony.” According to , wherever a Sand Mandala is created, all sentient beings and the surrounding environment are . .
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is the six-syllable of the Avalokitesvara, known as a and protector from the dangers. It is believed that one who this mantra, will be saved from all dangers and the misery in life. This mantra is widely used in for different purposes from chanting to using them in . The are often found inscribed on rocks, , walls, paths, the approaches and .
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The typical of rotates around chanting, and doing some artistic . There are different communities of in . The in these monasteries give education and people from different regions and other countries come to receive a classical . Little monks from the age of even from all over Nepal and other Himalayan countries are residing at this , in . It is not a compulsion for .
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is a deity who is also called as Vajravarahi in , or , a tradition in which she is considered the supreme deity more revered than any male . She represents the path leading to female . She is also a , a term that describes a female supernatural being or an accomplished , and is considered the queen of the dakinis. Her name comes from the , , which means “diamond” or “thunderbolt,” .
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