Opening Ceremony - The Mystical Arts of Tibet: Monk Mandala Painting

Friday, April 3, 2020
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
CSU Hearth Lounge

Join for the Opening Ceremony

What:                                     Traditional Mandala Art Painting

When:                                    April 19 – April 22, 2020

 Where:                                   CSU Hearth Lounge

 Event Description:

From all the artistic traditions of Tantric Buddhism, that of painting with colored sand ranks as one of the most unique and exquisite. In Tibetan this art is called dul-tson-kyil-khor, which literally means "mandala of colored powders."  Millions of grains of sand are painstakingly laid into place on a flat platform over a period of days or weeks.  Formed of a traditional prescribed iconography that includes geometric shapes and a multitude of ancient spiritual symbols, the sand-painted mandala is used as a tool for re-consecrating the earth and its inhabitants.

This event is presented by the Student Events Team, International Festival, and the Centennial Student Union.