PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Lama Losang Samten's work is a call for healing and peace, which can be seen through the spiritual art he's creating. "It's called the sand mandala," said Lama Losang Samten.

The sand mandala being created at Kala Ghoda Arts Festival represents the abode of Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of compassion. In Tibetan belief, His Holiness The Dalai Lama is considered a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. People seeking peace and serenity during busy, stressful or frantic times did not have to go far this week to find it. A blanket ...

DALLAS — Grain-by-grain of sand, seven Tibetan monks from Gaden Shartse Phukhang Monastery started to create a sand mandala at Misericordia University. The Tibetan monks held opening ceremonies for ...

A visitor poses in front of a painting at the exhibition that was held in Lhasa over the weekend.[Photo by Palden Nyima/chinadaily.com.cn] An exhibition of both traditional and modern-style mandala ...

HOUSTON, TX--(Marketwired - Aug 13, 2015) - In a scene reminiscent of season three in "House of Cards," Tibetan Buddhist monks from Drepung Loseling Monastery will construct a mandala sand painting ...

ST. LOUIS - For the past several days Tibetan Monks have been painstakingly pouring tiny grains of sand into a beautiful work of art at the St. Louis College of Pharmacy. The monks are visiting from ...

The Hudson Valley is home to many beautiful and historic museums, colleges, libraries, and gardens. What many people may not be aware of is the incredible free access to art, from antiquity to present ...

Upstate residents have a rare opportunity this week to interact and learn from real Tibetan monks. Eight members of the Drepung Gomang Monastery arrived Tuesday and will be teaching classes all week ...

Khedtrup Gyatso works on a sand mandala. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje) BEIJING, Sept. 23 (Xinhua) -- It takes weeks -- or even months -- to lay millions of sand grains to create sacred patterns. Then they will ...