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Ari Bhöd welcomes back its esteemed visiting Lamas – Venerable Gelong Kalsang Rinpoche, Venerable Lama Nawang Thogmed, Lama Nawang Samten, and Lama Dorji Sherpa — to create a sand mandala embodying compassion at the Hammer Art Museum in Los Angeles.

The mandala that the Lamas are creating during this visit represents Chenrezig, the embodiment of the compassion of all Buddhas. The purpose of this mandala, which takes place before visitors’ eyes over the course of two weeks, is to help the viewer generate boundless compassion for all beings.

In the Tibetan tradition, mandalas serve as meditational tools and can be seen as reminders of our innate spiritual potential. Mandalas are also considered beneficial even in relationship to the environment in which they are built—it is thought that the space becomes permeated by spiritual blessings and that these blessings have a stabilizing effect on outer and inner imbalances.

We also invite you to attend the Dissolution Ceremony, taking place Sunday, October 12 at 3pm. The ceremony begins at the Hammer Museum and then continues at Will Rogers Beach State Park in Santa Monica.

SPONSOR LUNCH FOR ONE LAMA ($21)

SPONSOR LUNCH FOR ALL LAMAS ($121)

SPONSOR FRESH FLOWERS FOR THIS EVENT ($32)


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