June 6, 2016 -- A Tibetan Buddhist monk is destroying the sand mandala on May 20, 2016. (Xinhua/Purbu Zhaxi) The entire process is undone methodically, with the sand brushed into the center of the platform and then poured into a nearby water body.
June 6, 2016 -- A Tibetan Buddhist monk is destroying the sand mandala on May 20, 2016. (Xinhua/Purbu Zhaxi) And the lesson? To learn not to get attached to the material universe. |