Intricate sandpainting done only a few grains at a time!
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In the tradition of the Namgyal Monastery, Losang creates this artwork using the long narrow metal funnels called chakpu. The movement of one chakpu against the other causes the sand to flow, creating a meditative sound. For the Buddhist practitioner this sound suggests the approach of higher consciousness, the teaching of interdependence and emptiness. The presence of both chakpu is necessary for this purpose; one symbolizing wisdom, the other compassion; a recurrent theme in Buddhism.
The colored sand is then delicately applied into remarkable and richly symbolic patterns. The Kalachakra Mandala, sometimes referred to as “The Wheel of Time”, is one of Tibetan Buddhism's most complex works of sacred art. This virtual floor plan for a multi-leveled palace houses five separate yet interrelated mandalas. Each has its own purpose to purify body, speech, mind, and then consciousness, culminating in the ultimate tier of Great Bliss.
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