Meeting on the Stairs

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.