About the Kalachakra Mandala Fri. Oct. 19th, 7pm - Concert ...
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at Trinity Center for Urban Life About the Kalachakra Mandala Originating with Shakyamuni Buddha more than 2600 years ago, the Kalachakra mandala is generated to bring peace to our planet. As many know, Lama Losang is recognized as one the world's masters of this profound and sacred form of practice and art, and one of the very few even trained in this particular form, the Kalachakra. Kalachakra (in Tibetan, Du kyi khorlo) is a Sanskrit word that can be translated litrally as "wheel of time." Kala, or "time," is not linear time but the flow of all events, past, present, and future. This is similar to our concept of space, which does not imply a particular direction or limitation. The Kalachakra deity represents omniscience, for he is one with all time and therefore knows all. Chakra, meaning "wheel," refers not only to the cycle of time but also to the way in which the enlightened experience of great bliss radiates like the sun from the self to all sentient beings. The wheel, with no beginning and no end, is also the universal symbol of Buddhism, representing the teachings of the Buddha. ... The Kalachakra Sand Mandala is a visual representation of the entire Kalachakra Tantra. It is also a two-dimensional representation of the five-story palace of the Kalachakra deity, in which a total of 722 deities reside, with Kalachakra and his consort Vishvamata united in an embrace of perpetual bliss at the very center. As the complete Kalachakra mandala, comprising all five mandalas, can take even several masters working together three weeks or more to create, in this case, Lama Losang will be creating the three innermost mandalas, representing Enlightened Consciousness, Enlightened Wisdom, and, at the center, Enlightened Great Bliss. Fri. Oct. 19th, 7pm - Concert Featuring Music, and Slideshow of Lama Losang's Recent Visit to Buddhist Holy Sites in India On Friday, Lama Losang will host an evening of local and international music, and featuring a slideshow of his visit this past summer to some of the most holy Buddhist sites in India. Tickets are $15 per person and are available at the door. A portion of the proceeds will benefit Tibetan refugees in India. Please come and join us for a festive evening of music, imagery, and maybe a few surprises! Sat. Oct 20 10 am - Dismantling Ceremony Beginning at 10am, Lama Losang will lead the beautiful dismantling ceremony, where the sand is brushed back in on itself, the mandala returned to its essential physical elements, once the object has been reached and the blessing conferred. Having been blessed by the Lama, a little sand will be offered to each person who would like some, with the rest offered as a blessing to the earth and all living beings, poured into a nearby body of water. It's a beautiful ceremony, and one you are unlikely to forget. Please come and participate, join us if you can, children are especially welcome! For more information: www.losangsamten.com, www.tibetanbuddhist.org, phone 215-868-1100 Beginning Monday, October 15, 2012, through Saturday, October 20th, Lama Losang Samten will create in Philadelphia the profound Kalachakra Sand Mandala, at the Great Hall at Trinity Center for Urban Life. Come and observe, ask questions, do some work, or simply sit quietly. Family and friends are also especially invited. The creation of the mandala will be webcast live each day, visit www.tibetanbuddhist.org Trinity Center for Urban Life 2212 Spruce Street Viewing hours: 10am to 5pm each day
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at Trinity Center for Urban Life
About the Kalachakra MandalaOriginating with Shakyamuni Buddha more than 2600 years ago, the Kalachakra mandala is generated to bring peaceto our planet. As many know, Lama Losang is recognized as one the world's masters of this profound and sacredform of practice and art, and one of the very few even trained in this particular form, the Kalachakra.
Kalachakra (in Tibetan, Du kyi khorlo) is a Sanskrit word that can be translated litrally as "wheel of time." Kala, or "time," is not linear time but the flow of all events, past, present, and future. This is similar to our concept of space, which does not imply a particular direction or limitation. The Kalachakra deity represents omniscience, for he is one with all time and therefore knows all. Chakra, meaning "wheel," refers not only to the cycle of time but also to the way in which the enlightened experience of great bliss radiates like the sun from the self to all sentient beings. The wheel, with no beginning and no end, is also the universal symbol of Buddhism, representing the teachings of the Buddha. ... The Kalachakra Sand Mandala is a visual
representation of the entire Kalachakra Tantra. It is also a two-dimensional representation of the five-story palace of theKalachakra deity, in which a total of 722 deities reside, with Kalachakra and his consort Vishvamata united in an embrace ofperpetual bliss at the very center. As the complete Kalachakra mandala, comprising all five mandalas, can take even severalmasters working together three weeks or more to create, in this case, Lama Losang will be creating the three innermost mandalas, representing Enlightened Consciousness, Enlightened Wisdom, and, at the center, Enlightened Great Bliss.
Fri. Oct. 19th, 7pm - Concert Featuring Music, and Slideshow of Lama Losang's Recent Visitto Buddhist Holy Sites in IndiaOn Friday, Lama Losang will host an evening of local and international music, and featuring a slideshow of his visit this pastsummer to some of the most holy Buddhist sites in India. Tickets are $15 per person and are available at the door. A portion ofthe proceeds will benefit Tibetan refugees in India. Please come and join us for a festive evening of music, imagery, and maybea few surprises!
Sat. Oct 20 10 am - Dismantling CeremonyBeginning at 10am, Lama Losang will lead the beautiful dismantling ceremony, where the sand is brushedback in on itself, the mandala returned to its essential physical elements, once the object has been reached andthe blessing conferred. Having been blessed by the Lama, a little sand will be offered to each person whowould like some, with the rest offered as a blessing to the earth and all living beings, poured into a nearby body of water. It's abeautiful ceremony, and one you are unlikely to forget. Please come and participate, join us if you can, children are especiallywelcome!
For more information: www.losangsamten.com, www.tibetanbuddhist.org, phone 215-868-1100
Beginning Monday, October 15,2012, through Saturday, October 20th, Lama LosangSamten will create in Philadelphiathe profound Kalachakra SandMandala, at the Great Hall at Trinity Center for Urban Life.Come and observe, ask questions,do some work, or simply sit quietly. Family and friends arealso especially invited. The creation of the mandala will bewebcast live each day, visitwww.tibetanbuddhist.org
Trinity Center for Urban Life2212 Spruce StreetViewing hours:10am to 5pm each day
