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Between November 9 and December 20, 2002, monks from Drepung Loseling Monastery constructed a mandala sand painting of the female buddha White Tara at OUMA in conjunction with the exhibit The Female Buddha: Women of Enlightenment in Tibetan Mysticism.

MANDALA DISMANTLING CEREMONY	11:00 am / Sunday, September 28, 2003
During this special ceremony, the mandala was ceremonially swept up, with half the sand being carried to a local body of water, where it was deposited. Tradition holds that the water carries the mandala's blessing to the ocean, which in turn carries it throughout the world, as an offering for world peace and harmony. The remaining half of the mandala sand was given to those in attendance, to keep in their houses or to scatter around their yards for healing energy.
The following events took place in association with the creation of the White Tara Sand Mandala —
CHANTING AND MEDITATIONS
Following their work each day, the monks performed chanting and meditation at the mandala site.
MANDALA CONSECRATION CEREMONY
On Saturday December 21, the day of the Winter Solstice, the monks performed a traditional ceremony for consecration of the completed mandala. This process activates the mandala, transforming it into a vessel for the transmission of healing energies. It will remain as such for the duration of the Female Buddha exhibition.
SPECIAL TARA HEALING CEREMONY
On Saturday February 15, the Loseling monks performed a special ceremony at the mandala site in order to transfer healing energy from the mandala to special Tara healing pills. This procedure is based on a mystical Tibetan tradition. The pills were then distributed to the more than 500 visitors in attendance.

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