Individual mandala drawing sessions did better with easing negative feelings. ... Draw a circular outline on the page. You can freehand the circle or use a plate to outline a circle on the page.

The lamas begin by drawing an outline of the mandala on the wooden platform. On the following days, they lay the colored sands. Each monk holds a traditional metal funnel called a chak-pur while ...

For cooperative mandalas, four members created a mandala together in a blank circular outline and were asked to try to understand themselves and others through drawing and speaking to each other.