| |
| | Dance Mandal: Foundation for Sacred Buddhist Arts of Nepal |
 | | Prajwal Ratna Vajracharya and his Dance Mandal students and troupe practice a sacred Buddhist dance form that for hundreds of years has been virtually unknown outside the circles of those who perform it. |
 | | Technically known as Charya Nritya, which means "dance as a spiritual discipline", this sacred dance form is a meditation discipline, vehicle of bodily and spiritual transformation, and opportunity for an audience to experience a vision of divine beauty. |
 | | Dance Mandal: Foundation for Sacred Buddhist Arts of Nepal, established by Prajwal Ratna Vajrachara in 1996, is dedicated to the preservation and promotion of Charya Nritya and the related traditions of instrumental and vocal music, choreography, and the crafts of making the masks, costumes, and jewelry used in the dances. |
| www.dancemandal.com (462 words) |
|