Monks create sacred 'sand mandala' in Tibet(1/8)

Monks work on a mandala sand painting at the Kundeling Monastery, Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, March 9, 2022. (Photo provided to China News Service)

To celebrate the Tibeten New Year, the monks used millions of sand grains to depict the sacred world of Buddhists, which is called "sand mandala".

Monks work on a mandala sand painting at the Kundeling Monastery, Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, March 9, 2022. (Photo provided to China News Service)

Monks work on a mandala sand painting at the Kundeling Monastery, Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, March 9, 2022. (Photo provided to China News Service)

Monks work on a mandala sand painting at the Kundeling Monastery, Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, March 9, 2022. (Photo provided to China News Service)

Monks work on a mandala sand painting at the Kundeling Monastery, Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, March 9, 2022. (Photo provided to China News Service)

Monks work on a mandala sand painting at the Kundeling Monastery, Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, March 9, 2022. (Photo provided to China News Service)

Monks work on a mandala sand painting at the Kundeling Monastery, Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, March 9, 2022. (Photo provided to China News Service)

Monks work on a mandala sand painting at the Kundeling Monastery, Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, March 9, 2022. (Photo provided to China News Service)