From the Township:
The Maplewood Township Committee
and Department of Recreation and Cultural Affairs is excited to announce the Maplewood Mandala Project. Beginning
Monday, August 10 through Saturday, August 15, 2015, Buddhist monks from the
Drepung Loseling Monastery in Tibet will be in residence in Maplewood, NJ to
create a magnificent work of sand art in the Great Hall at The Woodland, located at 60 Woodland Road in
Maplewood NJ.
Working up to eight hours per
day, the monks lay millions of grains of colored sand into large geometric
pattern called a mandala, one painstaking grain at a time. The
public is invited free of charge to observe this mesmerizing feat of artistry
and concentration which ranks among the most unique and exquisite traditions of
Tantric Buddhism.
Township Committee member Jerry
Ryan states “we are extremely excited to offer this rare cultural experience to
the Maplewood/South Orange community.”
He noted that “visitors from around the State and beyond who come for
this special event will also have a chance to enjoy the unique charm Maplewood
has to offer.”
The monks of Drepung Loseling
Monastery have created mandalas in museums, art centers and universities around
the world, including such prestigious institutions as The Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago, Victoria and Albert Museum in London,
and The Smithsonian Sackler Gallery. Recently, the construction of a mandala sand
painting was prominently featured on Netfix’s popular series House of Cards.
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