Or Sand Painting.

At the lobby of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr Library.

"A group of six Tibetan Buddhist monks, newly arrived from South India, are on a three-month tour of the west coast to construct Sand Mandalas, also known as Sand Paintings. Their tour is called “Sacred Tibetan Art – The Sand Mandala: Creating a Picture of Universal Compassion.” They are coming to San Jose in November. This project can be appreciated simply as a piece of "time-based art." But, according to Tibetan Buddhist belief, the creation of a Sand Mandala is meant to create a profound experience of Compassion. The positive effects of a Sand Mandala are believed to radiate out over an entire region, blessing the environment and the beings therein, as an effort for world peace. Once created, the Sand Mandala is destroyed in the Closing Ceremony, as a lesson in the impermanence of all life. The Opening & Closing Ceremonies are very popular, with traditional Tibetan Buddhist chanting and music."