Lamas seek wisdom through prayer and meditation. One of the ways Tibetan monks meditate is ①by using colored sand to create mandalas, symbolic representations of the cosmos. This is a special art form, but it's also a religious ceremony. Monks can spend years ②learning how to make these paintings, ③studying symbols and ④memorizing the details of different mandalas. The paintings are very complex, and the techniques ⑤using to create them take precision and patience.