BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.3.1//EN TZID:America/Los_Angeles X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:VEVENT UID:170@uufsd.com DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180519T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180519T150000 DTSTAMP:20180425T164510Z URL:https://uufsd.com/events/tibetan-family-day/ SUMMARY:Tibetan Family Day DESCRIPTION:UUFSD is honored to host the monks of Gaden Shartse Norling Mon astery\, South India\, during the week of May 16-20\, for a Sacred Sand Ma ndala Creation. This ancient two dimensional Tibetan Buddhist mandala is t he most artistic\, labor-intensive and concentration-intensive of all mand alas created. For a full list of events\, visit uufsd.org/sandmandala.\nFa mily Day | Schedule of Events\n(Suggested donation $15/person\, $25/family )\n\n10:00 a.m. Sand Mandala Viewing\n10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Storytelling / Calligraphy / Sand Mandala Making Playshop  / Meditation\n12:30 p.m. P icnic with the Monks (BYO lunch)\n1:30 p.m. Butter Sculpture Workshop\n2: 30 p.m. Q&\;A and closing dedication prayer\nSAND MANDALA MAKING PLAYS HOP\nThis is “playshop” introduces both kids and adults to the art of colored sand mandalas. The monks will demonstrate the ancient technique of Mandala creation. By rubbing against cones filled with colored sand the m onks draw complex designs. The participants can practice making a simple d esign like a flower for example using the sand mandala tools.\nBUTTER SCUL PTURE WORKSHOP DETAILS\nThe monks will work with children and adults to cr eate traditional sculptures made from butter\, as has been done in Tibet f or over 800 years. Due to both its plentitude and highly elastic qualities \, Tibetans have found butter to be very conducive to sculpture. The butte r has been shaped into Buddhas\, Bodhisattvas\, flowers\, animals\, and au spicious symbols.\n\nThese sculptures are then used to decorate ritual off ering cakes made from barley flour. In Tibet\, especially during Monlam (t he Great Prayer Festival)\, butter sculpture contests were held among the major monasteries\, and were often over 12 feet high! This workshop will b egin with a demonstration by the monks and will be followed by the opportu nity for each participant to make his/her own butter sculpture.\nAbout San d Mandalas\n\n\nMandala means literally "that which extracts the essence." There are many different types of mandalas used by Tibetan Buddhists. The y can be created in either two or three dimensions. The ones on the monks ' tour are two dimensional sand mandalas. These are without doubt the most creative\, labor-intensive\, and concentration-intensive of all mandalas created. The ones provided on the tour will require between 75 and 125 hou rs of effort\, completed by several monks at a time.\n\nEach sand mandala represents the architectural layout of the entire palace of a specific dei ty. The Manjushri mandala\, symbolizes the embodiment of prajñā (transce ndent wisdom). There are multi-layered symbolic images throughout the “p alace\,” where iconography\, placement\, and color all have significance .\n\nIn the past\, sand mandalas were made with the powdered results of th e grinding of precious stones\, such as turquoise\, lapis lazuli\, coral\, powdered gold and silver\, and many other cherished and priceless materia ls. Today\, this is only done on very special and/or auspicious occasions. More commonly\, the colors are made of powdered and dyed stone\, sand\, d ust\, flowers\, and charcoal. The colors are chosen to match the color of one of the Buddhas of the five Buddha families. The sand is applied very p recisely by the gentle tapping of a sand-filled metal cone that has had it s tip removed. The outline of the mandala is defined by the holding of a s tring that is dipped in chalk and then 'snapped' in the appropriate place. \n\nUpon completion of the mandala\, the monks will purposely destroy the magnificent work of art. The Buddha's last words were "All things are impe rmanent\, work out your salvation with diligence." In upholding the princi ple that life is transient\, the monks sweep up the mandala and place the sand in a river\, lake\, or ocean as an offering to purify the surrounding environment. CATEGORIES:Adult,Elementary,Infants and Toddlers,Learning,Parents,Seniors,Spiritual Practices,Youth LOCATION:Founders\\' Hall | UUFSD\, 1036 Solana Dr\, Solana Beach\, CA\, 92 075\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1036 Solana Dr\, Solana Bea ch\, CA\, 92075\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Founders\\' Hal l | UUFSD:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20180311T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR