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Tibetan Monks Perform 2nd Sand Mandala Ceremony in Middle of US in 1 Week

Spencer Museum of Art, Lawrence Kansas.

Not far from the geographical center of the contiguous United States which is located in Lebanon, Kansas, are Tibetan Buddhist monks.


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These monks are from the same monastery (Drepung Gomang Monastic College) in India who performed a sand mandala in Kansas City earlier this week.

Their intent is to release world peace.

The mandala depicts a deity or deities, by creating and releasing the mandala, they indicate that it honors the deity or deities which in turn blesses the region.

Two mandalas in a week in Kansas, in the center of the United States… lose dry close to the IHOP International House of Prayer Christian community.

Source Tibetan Cultural Events at KU | Programs | Spencer Museum of Art.

Drepung Gomang Monks Release World Peace Sand Mandala in Kansas City

Tibetan monks from Drepung Gomang performed a sand mandala in Kansas City this last Friday, August 31, 2012 at the Unity Temple on the Plaza.


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The intention is to create world peace.  As stated by a previous monk who performs mandala ceremonies, they pay homage to “gods of the underworld”.  This homage influences the region in which it is performed.

see Drepung Gomang Monks Create World Peace Sand Mandala | Unity Temple on the Plaza | WDAF^Jackson County | Kansas City Events at www.kctv5.com.