sand is collected in a jar which is then wrapped in silk and transported to a river (or any place with moving water), where it is released back into nature to disperse the healing energies of the mandala to sentient beings in water and throughout the world. Notable sand mandala artists Losang Samten Dalai Lama See also Sandpainting References External links Image gallery of the construction of a five-and-a-half foot Medicine Buddha sand mandala Tibetan Buddhist practices Tantric practices Tibetan art Tibetan painting Mandalas Sand art Religious diagrams