The last day of creating of the Yamantaka mandala in Sydney, December 2008.
Day 11, Part 1:
The completed sand mandala of Yamantaka, made by monks of the Gyuto monastery, at Bondi pavilion December 14 2008.
Detail of the outer ring of the mandala, representing samsara, ‘our’ world of pain, suffering (desire) and death - a naga serpent lives in the mountain protecting treasure, a stupa is there as well, perhaps representing the role of Buddhism in subduing the elemental forces, making them protectors of the dharma.(…)
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