HISTORY OF MANDALA ART
Mandala art is known as a very satisfying art. We all should try it once. It is considered as meditative and creative art, because of its complex designing and large size;which takes a lot of time. The history of mandala art is very interesting. This is seen in hinduism and buddhism very largely. Siddhartha Goutama, the founder of buddhism, was born as a prince in today's Nepal. But, after seeing the suffering of middle class and lower class people, he decided to leave that position and ge started meditation and all for some spiritual reasons. Now, he found out that this type of spirituality can be spread all over the world. At that time, the monks used some circular type of art, which depicted the universe, from the suffering one to the joy and happiness. These artworks, which are known as mandalas nowdays, were carried by the monks to the east through the silk route which connected the east and west directly. This was the way how mandala art started to spread all over the world t...
