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Asian Art: Early Tibetan Mandalas: The Rossi Collection

For Students 9th - 10th
Access the text and associated images from a catalogue written to accompany an exhibition of mandalas mounted by London-based gallery Rossi and Rossi.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Mandala of the Buddhist Deity Chakrasamvara

For Students 9th - 10th
A mandala is a schematic diagram that portrays the sacred environment of a particular deity. The mandala is used by practitioners as a guideline for meditation. It helps people visualize the way in which they will restructure the world...
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University of Pennsylvania

Mandala: Buddhist Tantric Diagrams

For Students 9th - 10th
Mandalas are used in the rituals of tantric initiation in Tibetan Buddhism and they influence the design and decoration of Tibetan monasteries.
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Smithsonian Institution

Freer | Sackler Galleries: Tibetan Healing Mandala

For Students 9th - 10th
A site in response to the September 11 tragedies. Twenty Buddhist monks constructed a madala at the Sackler gallery.
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Himalayan Art Resources

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Older students will find this to be a fabulous resource with examples of Himalayan art. Be sure to click "Kids!" to find various activities, stories, and coloring pages for younger children. Paintings, sculptures and textiles are the...
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Himalayan Art Resources

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Older students will find this to be a fabulous resource with examples of Himalayan art. Be sure to click "Kids!" to find various activities, stories, and coloring pages for younger children. Paintings, sculptures and textiles are the...