MANDALA QUESTIONS FROM SAND VIDEO

What does the word 'mandala' mean?

• Container of essence

• Healing power

• Sacred circle

• Medicine Buddha

Answer explanation

The video tells us the answer, but is that really the answer?? not really..

The word mandala itself simply means "circle" in Sanskrit. Definitions of mandala. any of various geometric designs (usually circular) symbolizing the universe; used chiefly in Hinduism and Buddhism as an aid to meditation. type of: design, figure, pattern. a decorative or artistic work.

What materials were originally used to create a mandala?

• Crushed marble

• Powdered stones

• Sand

• Powdered gems

What do the colors in a mandala symbolize?

• Meditation

• Healing power

• Different attributes of the deities

• Prayers

How long does it take to train to make a sand mandala?

• 5 years

• 3 years

• 10 years

• 1 year

What is the purpose of destroying the sand mandala?

• To return it to the elements

• To create a new one

• To sell it

• To preserve it forever

Answer explanation

They actually take the sand to a river and deposit (pour) the sand that was used for the mandala into the river.

The teach youth that nothing is permanent and you should not value material things.