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sand mandala

Tibetan Buddhist tradition involving the creation and destruction of mandalas made from coloured sand
Class type of: religious ceremony Q2247677

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Instance of
tradition
Subclass of
religious ceremony
Part of
Tibetan Buddhism[3]
Country of origin
India, Tibet Autonomous Region[4][5]
🏷️ Also known as
en sand mandala es Mandala de arena fa ماندالای ماسه‌ای he מנדלת חול טיבטית hu Homokmandala nl zandmandala pt Mandala de areia ru Песочная мандала th มณฑลทราย tr Kum mandalası zh 沙坛城 zh-hant 沙壇城
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Summary

sand mandala is a tradition[1]. It is a type of religious ceremony[2].

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  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12w ago · Kowalskyn · 2026-08-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Country of origin → India, Tibet Autonomous Region
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    Instance of → tradition
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