Tibetan Buddhist Monks
from Namgyal Monastery are creating a

Sand Mandala
at the Historic Monte Cristo

Please join us for the creation of a Buddha of Compassion (Avalokiteshvara) Sand Mandala by the Monks of the Namgyal Monastery at the Historic Monte Cristo, 1507 Wall Street, in downtown Everett from April 8-11. The free event is open to the public daily from 10 am to 5 pm.

The Mandala, a Tibetan sand painting, is an ancient art form of Tibetan Buddhism. “Mandala” is a Sanskrit word meaning cosmogram or “world in harmony.” The sand Mandala is carefully constructed from dyed sand particles as vehicle to generate compassion, to realize the impermanence of reality, and to create a social/cosmic healing of the environment.

The Buddha of Compassion Mandala invokes compassion and sensitivity to the sufferings of others and attempt to relieve suffering. It is the realization that we (human beings, animals and the earth itself) are all interconnected.

Location: 1507 Wall Street in downtown Everett
Opening Ceremony: Tuesday, April 8, noon
Sand Mandala Construction: April 8–11, 10 – 5pm
Closing Ceremony: Friday, April 11, 4pm

Sponsored by the Arts Council of Snohomish County, the City of Everett,
the Everett Public Market and the Helen Graham Park Foundation.