Winters are generally mild in Alabama, as they are throughout most of the southeastern United States, with average January low temperatures around 40 Â°F (4 Â°C) in Mobile, around 31 Â°F (â1 Â°C) in Huntsville, around 35 Â°F (2 Â°C) in Montgomery, and around 33 Â°F (1 Â°C) in Birmingham.
A calming effect, an increase of self-awareness, and an improvement of both self-esteem and mood, are just a few benefits of creating mandalas with students. The mandala is best utilized before tests, as a de-escalation technique, helping students express their feelings or tell their story, or as a group project.
Mandalas have sometimes been used in Pure Land Buddhism to graphically represent Pure Lands, based on descriptions found in the Larger Sutra and the Contemplation Sutra. The most famous mandala in Japan is the Taima Mandala, dated to approximately 763 CE.