Cultures and Religions of the Himalayan Region

Summer 2004

Sharon Stidfole-Sorlie, PhD
Social Stu dies Department Head
Reading, Language Arts, Social Studies
Antioch Upper Grade School

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What are Mandalas? What are their purposes?
What skills, attitudes, mental and personality traits do you think the people who made these needed to complete them? Ex[lain why?

 

"If one meditates on the Medicine Buddha, one will eventually attain enlightenment, but in the meantime one will experience an increase in healing powers both for oneself and others and a decrease in physical and mental illness and suffering."

Lama Tashi Namgyal's Introduction
Teachings on the Medicine Buddha

 

 

"If one meditates on the Medicine Buddha, one will eventually attain enlightenment, but in the meantime one will experience an increase in healing powers both for oneself and others and a decrease in physical and mental illness and suffering."

Lama Tashi Namgyal's Introduction
Teachings on the Medicine Buddha

 

 

 

Reasources for Mandalas

 

 

 

 

 

 

This site was created by Sharon Stidfole-Sorlie at the NEH Summer Institute "Cultures and Religions of the Himalayan Region," held at the College of the Holy Cross, Summer 2004