For the sake of health and healing. In Moscow, the Buddha Palace was destroyed

For nine days, in the Moscow representation of the Buddhist Traditional Sangha of Russia, monks built this mandala (or palace) out of sand.

“In Buddhism, there are mandalas of wisdom, longevity, protection, and compassion for all living beings,” says Bair Lama Tsympilov, chairman of the Moscow Buddhist community. The mandala, dedicated to the Buddha of Medicine Otosho, gives health and well-being to all those who live on the land where it is being built. This is especially true today during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Photo: Moscow representative office of the Buddhist Traditional Sangha

The process of creating a mandala is painstaking. On a square canvas, the outlines are drawn in the form of a circle, inside which the lamas begin to lay out the drawing, moving from the center to the periphery. The building material is a special sand colored with different minerals. On the ninth day, when the butler is completely ready, it is destroyed. 

Photo: AIF/Irina Malina

— This centuries-old tradition is not invented by us, — tells Bator Lama who studied the art of creating mandalas in Buryatia for many years. Both construction and destruction are a ritual that shows that everything in the world is impermanent compared to eternity. During the creation of the mandala, by reciting mantras and tatras, this sand palace accumulates tremendous energy. Afterafter its destruction, we distribute some of the sand to the believers, and lower the rest into the river.

Photo: AIF/Irina Malina

As the Buddhists say, thanks to the water cycle in nature, today’s blessing will descend on every citizen.

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