What is a sand mandala and is there a project that anyone can do?

Question

I recently searched for mandala in a search engine and I found a lot of mandalas including sand mandala that is made by the group of Tibetan monks.I was smitten by it and hope that i can do the same.I wonder if there is a project of making sand mandala that is small-scaled and teaches how to make one online.

I read in a certain mandala website that said about making chakpu(r) out of straw or some soft metal such as aluminium or tin.is there a way of making them....I'm just curious if this can be done.

I want to try and make one but I've no idea what to get and how to start making one.So,please enlighten me in this question.

searched for mandala in a search engine and I found a lot of mandalas including sand mandala that is made by the group of Tibetan monks.I was smitten by it and hope that i can do the same.I wonder if there is a project of making sand mandala that is small-scaled and teaches how to make one online.

I read in a certain mandala website that said about making chakpu(r) out of straw or some soft metal such as aluminium or tin.is there a way of making them....I'm just curious if this can be done.If this can be done...can anybody
show how to make one out of straw,aluminium
or tin.

I want to try and make one but I've no idea what to get and how to start making one.So,please enlighten me in this question.

Answer 1

There are various ways to make "sand paintings" and various ways to make mandalas. Here's one easier lesson on making sand paintings:
http://www.kinderart.com/painting/sand.shtml
...and there are many more at this link:
http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rls=GFRC,GFRC:2006-50,GFRC:en&q=%22sand+painting%22+kids


As for mandalas, you can create your own freehand or draw a guide first, or get a line drawing of a mandala online like one of these:
http://images.google.com/images?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rls=GFRC,GFRC:2006-50,GFRC:en&q=mandala


HTH,

Diane B.

Answer 2

A mandala is just a wheel of life. If sand painting was easy, everyone would be doing it. It's a good project for monks because they train themselves to be patient and meticulous.. Here is how the monks do it http://www.artnetwork.com/Mandala/gallery.html

Answer 3

How approximately a few personalized wrapping paper? Get a few butcher's paper or a few brown wrapping paper for the bottom. They can use usual gadgets as stamps or brushes (assume dipping a pine cone inpaint, then rolling it at the paper, or utilizing pine needles as a broom). They too can do rubbings with a crayon--placed an item, for illustration a leaf, underneath the paper after which rub it with the crayon. They too can carve stamps out of potatoes sliced in part, and use the ones to brighten the paper.