Shop Met Museum publications. By Kurt Behrendt With essays by Christian Luczanits and Amy Heller and an interview with Tenzing Rigdol A mandala is a diagram of the universe-a map of true reality intended to provide a focus for Buddhist religious practice and inspire the devout. This book highlights the distinctive Tibetan approach to creating mandalas, exploring how the form crossed over from India into Tibet, and how continuous exchanges of art and ideas between the two cultures, led by monks a
