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group of monks create a sand mandala of myriad colours : A mandala is
a sacred representation in geometric form, of the Universe. As per
the Buddhist tradition, not only is the representation in the mandala
important as a visual concept to focus one's meditation upon, but
also the very act of creating the mandala, as a learning tool for
monks. At the end of a ceremony, the sand mandala is usually swept
away (representing impermanence) and allowed to flow in the waters of
a stream.
An edited version of the article was published in Culturama's July 2012 Issue.
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