Thursday, October 5, 2023
10 am - 5 pm | Fralin Museum
The Fralin will host the Tashi Kyil Tour Monks who will create a sand mandala in the museum. Visitors are welcome to watch the monks at work October 3-6.
This week, Tibetan Buddhist monks from the Tashi Kyil Monastery will create a sand mandala, a process that takes several days.
After an opening ceremony at 9:30am Tuesday, the monks at The Fralin will painstakingly place colored sand in an elaborate arrangement that is specific to the Buddhist deity Avalokiteshvara. Known as Chenrezig in Tibetan language, this deity is considered to be the embodiment of pure compassion. As the monks create The Fralin mandala, they will focus their minds on cultivating compassion and reducing suffering for all living beings.