The Wheel of Life Mandala was created by Losang Samten, August, 2006 in Tahoe City, California and in March, 2008 in Philadelphia, PA.The Wheel of Life is 2500 years old and was a gift from Buddha. When Losang Samten brought this gift to the USA he was the first to create this mandala in sand. No two mandalas look the same, yet each is exactly the same in concept. " http://www.losangsamten.com/mandalas.html#compassion