Buddhist Sand Mandala
5:25
Grades: 6 - 12
Video Description: Meet the Buddhist monks who create intricate, beautiful, and temporary art using sand. See what it takes to create a “sand mandala.” Learn about the Tibetan Buddhist faith, and why the impermanence of the art is a key reason for creating it. The story features Buddhist monks from the Dalai Lama’s Drepung Gomang monastery who created a world peace sand mandala over three days on the campus of Webster University in St. Louis.
Type of Video: Story*
Unique Video ID: Visual Arts-18**
Quick Ideas for Using the Video:
- Use the video in conjunction with an arts integration/cross curricular activity as students study different world cultures, or religion.
*Story videos employ a narrative form to highlight a topic, location, or practitioner in the area of study.
**The unique Video ID can be used to quickly locate a single video in the ET collection. This search function is designed to let teachers assign students to watch a specific video and have only that video appear as a search result. Just click on Search and choose “By Video ID.” Then type in the Video ID as it appears above. Be sure to include the dash.
