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November 6-17, 2006. In 1988, His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama allowed the construction of a mandala in the West to be opened to the public. This was done by the Namgyal Monks from Dharamsala, India at the Natural History Museum in New York City. His Holiness intended the mandala to serve both as a spiritual offering to the city and as a means to preserve Tibetan culture in exile. He also felt that it would benefit the community at large, since Tibetans believe that a mandala brings clarity and insight to all those who venture near the site of its construction.

Since 1988, mandalas have been made sparingly in our country, and we are deeply fortunate to be among the community that will gather around this sacred symbol. Mandalas serve many purposes in Tibetan life, but none is more important than the simple one of leading us toward a spiritual vision that arises from compassion and generosity and manifests itself in the visionary geometry of the mandala.

Work on the mandala will continue for 10 days, and the subcategories are separated by day.

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Mandala Day 12 - 2006-Nov-17 - Destruction (169)
	The mandala was completed about 11am this morning. There was a wonderful turnout at the closing ceremony, with approximately 320 people in attendance. After introductory ...

Mandala Day 11 - 2006-Nov-16 (90)
	Rinzin-la has made swift progress! The nearly-complete mandala is absolutely stunning, which makes tomorrow's destruction of it all the more moving.

Mandala Day 10 - 2006-Nov-15 (25)
	I was feeling unwell today and stayed home, so James filled in. Great job!

Mandala Day 9 - 2006-Nov-14 (3)
	A meticulous day for Rinzin-la, it seems like he spent most of the day making thousands of tiny dots of sand.

Mandala Day 8 - 2006-Nov-13 (9)
	It was a busy day for me, so I just was able to snap a few photos. The other photos are from the Tibetan table at the International Fair.

Mandala Day 6 - 2006-Nov-11 (26)
	Geshe-la called to let us know that they were working today (Saturday), so James and I stopped by for a while. They're also going to work tomorrow, but I doubt we can go.

Mandala Day 5 - 2006-Nov-10 (5)
	Going along steady. Apparently, this morning, someone touched the mandala, and Rinzinla had to spend some time to fix it. If you visit the site, please look, don't touch!

Mandala Day 4 - 2006-Nov-09 (21)
	Today, Rinzinla expanded out from the 8 Auspicious Symbols and filled in the inner straight boundary.

Mandala Day 3 - 2006-Nov-08 - Eight Auspicious Symbols (70)
	Today, Rinzinla filled in the lotus and added the Eight Auspicious Symbols. The philosophy class was held in the mandala area, with Tibetan chants playing softly in the ...

Mandala Day 2 - 2006-Nov-07 (52)
	Today, Rinzinla completed the geometry and began to fill in the center circles.

Mandala Opening - 2006-Nov-06 (78)
	Today was an exciting day for the University of Arkansas. Two Tibetan Buddhist monks, Ven. Geshe Thupten Dorjee and Ven. Rinzin Dorjee have undertook to create a sacred ...

Mandala Sequence (38)
	This category contains trimmed duplicates of specific overhead photos taken at different intervals. Registered users can use the slideshow function to see the mandala come ...

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