Art of meditation: Buddhist monk creates sand mandala, an ancient Tibetan symbol of purity and harmony, in Baltimore's City Hall.

From: The Baltimore Sun (Baltimore, MD) | Date: April 7, 2006 | Copyright information

Byline: Nicole Fuller

Apr. 7--Compassion came slowly to Baltimore City Hall yesterday after hours of meticulous work by Thupten Tsondu Tashi, a Buddhist monk from Mongolia. On a plywood board atop the building's immaculate marble floor, Tashi, dressed in his traditional red and yellow garb, created an intricate, flower-like pattern with fine Indian sands from his chakbu, an iron funnel. His creation - called a mandala- is an ancient Tibetan Buddhist artwork that serves as a sacred home for a particular meditational deity and is usually reserved for the birthday ...

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