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MONGOLIA
Commemorative /Special Stamps 纪念性/特种邮票精选

World Largest Stamp The project by “mandala 21st century” was launched in 1994 to

世界最⼤张的邮票 pray for world peace for the coming century. The largest (70m

x 50m) patchwork quilt mandala in the world was completed

in 2002 by the hands of more than ten thousand people from

16 countries. Volunteers from countries such as: Cambodia,

France, Japan, Korea,

Mongolia, Nepal, Tibet, USA and others joined this project, thus

expanding the circle of prayer. This mandala was designed,

divided into 81 parts, and distributed around the world. The

key person of each of the 81 parts initiated the work and the

others helped with the stitching. In April 2002, the month of

the Buddha’s birth, all 81 parts were completed and attached

using zippers to make one huge piece.

“21世纪曼陀罗”项⽬于1994年启动，旨在为下个世纪的世界和平祈祷。世界上最⼤的

（70⽶x 50⽶）拼布被⼦曼陀罗于2002年在来⾃16个国家的⼀万多⼈⼿中完成。来

⾃柬埔寨、法国、⽇本、韩国、蒙古、尼泊尔、西藏、美国等国家的志愿者加⼊了这
个项⽬，从⽽扩⼤了祈祷圈。这个曼陀罗的设计分为81个部分，分布在世界各地。81

个部分中的每个部分由关键⼈物开始了这项⼯作，其他部分则帮助拼接。在2002年4

⽉佛诞⽣⽉，所有81个部分都完成并使⽤拉链连接成⼀个巨⼤的曼陀罗。

（蒙古 Mongolia: 2004）