Yamantaka
VIDEO
2015
56 min. 38 sec
Yamantaka. Esoteric and complex, see this candid view of a Tibetan Buddhist highest yoga tantra held at Namgyal Monastery in Dharamsala, India. Monks create an elaborate sand mandala, ritual cakes and other sacred arts, offer prayers, chant, play ritual instruments, and meditate over the course of ten days. On the last day, the sand mandala is swept into a vase and released into the world as a blessing for all.
With gratitude to the Office of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama and Namgyal Monastery for the opportunity to document this event. Made possible in part by the support of Fulbright-Nehru Research Program, Council for the International Exchange of Scholars, and United States-India Education Foundation.
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This video is part of the Collections of Columbia University Tibetan Studies C.V. Starr East Asian Library, New York, NY; and Library of Tibetan Works & Archives, Dharamsala, India.