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Sand and Spirituality

tibetan monks, sand, mandala
Sand from what was the mandala is returned to sea in ceremony at big bridge.
Peter Simon
tibetan monks, sand, mandala
Sand from what was the mandala is returned to sea in ceremony at big bridge.
Peter Simon
tibetan monks, sand, mandala
Crafting elaborate sand mandala at regional high school.
Jaxon White
tibetan monks, sand, mandala
Crafting elaborate sand mandala at regional high school.
Jaxon White
tibetan monks, sand, mandala
Detail demands focus, but not attachment.
Jaxon White
tibetan monks, sand, mandala
Detail demands focus, but not attachment.
Jaxon White
Crafting elaborate sand mandala at regional high school.
Jaxon WHite
Crafting elaborate sand mandala at regional high school.
Jaxon WHite
tibetan monks, sand, mandala
tibetan monks, sand, mandala
tibetan monks, sand, mandala

Tibetan monks visit the Vineyard to create sand mandalas and then return the sand to the sea.



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