Mandalas are Buddhist devotional images often deemed a diagram or symbol of an ideal universe. Mandalas come in many forms. Often they are painted on scrolls and taken with travelers over long ...

In both Indian and Japanese traditions, mandalas serve as powerful meditation tools. Either creating or focusing on a mandala ...

"When we're making the mandala, our intention is for blessing, you know," Buddhist monk Geshe Tsewang Punchok said. Punchok is one of four monks creating a mandala by 'painting' with sand.

In late October, two monks named Venerable Nyima Tsering and Venerable Tenzin Shakya began making a mandala at the Richard F.