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[geekchick]

Construction of the Medicine Buddha sand mandala.

(Taken from buddhists.)  The completed mandala is incredible.

Comments

[percible.livejournal.com]

That is beautiful. I'd be worried about sneezing, personally.

[quasigeostrophy.livejournal.com]

Wow! Talk about an exercise in patience.

And the fact that they destroyed it... I would have trouble with that part. :-)

[geekchick]

The idea of non-attachment is the one that I have by far the most trouble with. :)

[yy2bggggs.livejournal.com]

In college, in art class, I was taught a number of things that was necessary in order for something to be art. One of these factors was supposed to be "time", implying that something has to have survived to be art.

I love these things.

[geekchick]

One of these factors was supposed to be "time", implying that something has to have survived to be art.

Pfft. I dare anyone to look at that mandala and tell me it's not art.

I love these things too. I have a mandala (of the printed variety, not sand of course) in my office.

[brian1789.livejournal.com]

Stunningly beautiful, and they needed to destroy it.

[geekchick]

*nod* You understand the reason why, yes?

[brian1789.livejournal.com]

Attachment to/love for a material thing... even to beauty... masks the greater spiritual truths. It becomes a distraction. Even a lovely distraction...

[geekchick]

Indeed. I thought you probably got it. =)