The Art of the Mandala

Mandala is Sanskrit for

• Circle

• Meditation

• Buddhism

• Creation

Mandalas are used for the following. Check all that apply.

• Meditation

• Healing

• Religious Element

• Forgiveness

Mandalas are traditionally from

• Asia

• Europe

• Africa

• Australia

Mandalas can be made on paper, cloth, bronze, built in stone, drawn on a surface with threads or created with sand.

• True

• False

In Hinduism and Buddhism tradition a mandala can guide you through a universe of suffering to one of __________.

• Eternal Life

• Joy and happiness

• Healing

• Transformation

When Tibetan monks finish creating a mandala. What do they do with it?

• Save it on a wood table

• Destroy it

• Deconstruct it slowly, a layer at a time

• Separate the sand by color

Siddhartha Gautama is the founder of

• Hinduism

• Sanskrit

• Buddhism

• Christianity

What was the ancient network of trade routes that connected the East and West called?

• Path of Enlightenment

• Chinese Trail

• Audubon

• Silk Road

A dream catcher is

• can protect the individual sleeping

• associated with Navajo or western cultures.

• traps your dreams.

• heal you while sleeping.

Which are traditional symbols found in mandalas?

• Bell

• Lotus Flower

• Moon

• Triangle