The Colored "Sands" of Former Buddhist Monk Illustrate Human Impermanence
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PENNSYLVANIA---It was a remarkable week at Villanova’s University Art Gallery. On Monday, the university welcomed Lama Losang Samten, a renowned Tibetan scholar and former Buddhist monk, as he created a “Wheel of Life” sand mandala throughout the week. Then on Friday Samten brushed the finished work away. Symbols are used in the mandala to convey the nature of the human mind and our illusion of permanence, according to Samten. The mandala circle is a cycle starting from the yin and yang in the center. Figures in the rings show the different realms of human existence and the cycles of birth, growth and death. Just like our lives, the mandala is not permanent; when the work is done it is dissolved. In this mandala, which is a unique work of art, Samten incorporated images that relate to the Villanova community. including Franciscan priests, and young figures with V's on their shirts. [link]
PENNSYLVANIA---It was a remarkable week at Villanova’s University Art Gallery. On Monday, the university welcomed Lama Losang Samten, a renowned Tibetan scholar and former Buddhist monk, as he created a “Wheel of Life” sand mandala throughout the week. Then on Friday Samten brushed the finished work away. Symbols are used in the mandala to convey the nature of the human mind and our illusion of permanence, according to Samten. The mandala circle is a cycle starting from the yin and yang in the center. Figures in the rings show the different realms of human existence and the cycles of birth, growth and death. Just like our lives, the mandala is not permanent; when the work is done it is dissolved. In this mandala, which is a unique work of art, Samten incorporated images that relate to the Villanova community. including Franciscan priests, and young figures with V's on their shirts. [link]
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