Tibetan Buddhist Sand Mandala
Witness the creation of a Tibetan Buddhist sand mandala
November 10–14, 2025 | 10 AM – 4 PM
This November, Ven. Losang Samten will visit Saint Joseph's University to create a sand mandala in the Maguire Art Museum's Great Hall from 10 AM to 4 PM, November 10-14, 2025. On the last day, the mandala will be ritually dismantled. This event coincides with the Maguire Art Museum's new Asian Art Gallery, opening Fall 2025. The Frances M. Maguire Art Museum presents this weeklong event in collaboration with the Nealis Program for Asian Studies.
Venerable Losang Samten has been sharing teachings of loving-kindness, joy and compassion, as well as the path to enlightenment for almost 30 years. He is the spiritual director of several Buddhist Centers in North America, including the Chenrezig Tibetan Buddhist Center of Philadelphia, of which he is also a founder. Losang lived and studied over 20 years in the Namgyal Monastery and is a Master of Sand Mandalas. Ven. Losang Samten is one of the Mandala Masters who created the first public sand mandala in the West in 1988. Learn more about Ven. Losang Samten here.
Ven. Losang Samten creates sacred sand mandalas that follow the ancient Buddhist tradition. These have been created in museums, universities, schools, community centers, and galleries throughout the USA, Canada, Mexico, and Europe. The creation and dismantling of Tibetan sand mandalas is a practice intended to uplift and benefit not only every person who sees it, but also to bless the environment. Learn more about sand mandalas here.
Questions? Email jallen3@sju.edu.