 June 6, 2016 -- A Tibetan Buddhist monk and his assistant work on the sand mandala on May 20, 2016. (Xinhua/Purbu Zhaxi) Unique to Tibetan Buddhism, the sand mandala is created from colored powders, as suggested by its Tibetan name "dul-tson-kyil-khor".
 June 6, 2016 -- A Tibetan Buddhist monk meditates before start working on the sand mandala on May 11, 2016. (Xinhua/Purbu Zhaxi) Lamas spend weeks on end designing and painstakingly laying millions of sand grains on flat platform to create a mandala—a visual representation of the enlightened mind of the Buddha. |
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