Tibetan Buddhists Lobsang Tsundu, left, and Konchok Jampa create a Green Tara Mandala from sand Tuesday in the Open Shutter Gallery. The monks will continue to work from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Wednesday and from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday. A closing ceremony for the Green Tara Mandala will be at 3 p.m. Thursday. The Mandala is a spiritual and ritual symbol in Buddhism.
Tibetan Buddhist Lobsang Tsundu works to create a Green Tara Mandala from sand Tuesday in the Open Shutter Gallery. The Mandala is a spiritual and ritual symbol in Buddhism. The sand is applied by gently tapping a sand-filled metal cone. Upon completion, the monks will purposely destroy the artwork by sweeping it away as a symbol of life’s impermanence.
