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World’s largest Kalachakra Mandala pattern exhibited in NW China

2017-09-21 11:20 GMT+8
 
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1 / 3   The world's largest Kalachakra Mandala was displayed in Dunhuang, northwest China’s Gansu Province on Wednesday. It has a diameter of 6.5 meters. Sixteen monks used half a year to make it. /Chinanews Photo

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2 / 3   “Kalachakra” means “Wheel of Time” and is the name of a Buddhist deity, which partly represents the Enlightened Mind. Practitioners use the Mandala pattern made from colored sand to visualize the path to Enlightenment. /Chinanews Photo

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3 / 3   The Mandala pattern will be wiped out after the ceremony, and the sand will be poured into nearby rivers, symbolizing the ephemerality of life and the world. /Chinanews Photo

 
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