Yamantaka Mandala, 1991

From the artwork's description on artsmia.org: *A mandala is a visual representation of the sacred Buddhist universe, which is used in meditation and initiation rites. The creation of a mandala is believed to benefit all beings, and the time and space it requires is consecrated through prayer, ritual music, and performance. A team of monks-in residence created this colored sand mandala at the museum in 1991 over a period of four weeks. While sand mandalas are intended to be ephemeral, (Mia) preserved it in order to honor the 1.2 million Tibetans who lost their lives to political-religious persecution during the 20th century. The museum thanks the Tibetan American Foundation of Minnesota for bringing the Gyuto monks to Minnesota and for their efforts to preserve Tibetan cultural traditions.* More information about the object here: https://collections.artsmia.org/art/4457/yamantaka-mandala-monks-of-the-gyuto-tantric-university Source: Objaverse 1.0 / Sketchfab源自artsmia.org的艺术品介绍： 曼陀罗（mandala）是藏传佛教神圣宇宙的视觉具象化表达，常用于冥想与灌顶仪式。制作曼陀罗被认为可利益一切有情众生，其营造所需的时间与空间均会通过祈祷、仪式音乐与仪轨表演予以加持净化。1991年，驻寺僧团于本博物馆耗时四周完成了这座彩色沙制曼陀罗的制作。尽管沙制曼陀罗本为转瞬即逝的艺术形式，明尼阿波利斯艺术博物馆（Mia）仍将其保存，以纪念20世纪间因政治宗教迫害丧生的120万藏族民众。本馆感谢明尼苏达州藏裔美国人基金会，感谢其邀请居都密宗学院僧人前来明尼苏达，以及为保护藏传文化传统所付出的努力。 该藏品更多详情请访问： https://collections.artsmia.org/art/4457/yamantaka-mandala-monks-of-the-gyuto-tantric-university 来源：Objaverse 1.0 / Sketchfab