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Maṇḍala

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A Dictionary of Asian Mythology

Reference type:
Subject Reference
Current Version:
2002
Subject:
Society and culture, Customs and Traditions, Social sciences, Regional and Area Studies
Length:
305 words

Maṇḍala is Sanskrit for “circle”, and is used in various ways by peoples in many parts of the world—especially Asia—as

mandala

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Encyclopedia of Semiotics

Reference type:
Subject Reference
Current Version:
2007
Subject:
Language reference, Linguistics
Length:
1,045 words

A circular design (Sanskrit, mandala means “circle”), a mandala represents a symbolic matrix of the universe, often depicted as a

Maṇḍala

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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions

Reference type:
Subject Reference
Current Version:
2003
Subject:
Religion
Length:
199 words

(Skt., ‘circle’; Chin., man-ta-lao; Jap. and Korean, mandara; Tib., dkyil.ʾkhor).

A symbolic pictorial representation of the universe, originating

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A Dictionary of Buddhism

Reference type:
Subject Reference
Current Version:
2004
Subject:
Religion
Length:
156 words
Illustration(s):
1

(Skt.). A sacred circle or circular diagram (also occasionally oblong as in Japan) having mystical significance. Maṇḍalas are most commonly

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A Dictionary of Hinduism

Reference type:
Subject Reference
Current Version:
2009
Subject:
Religion
Length:
133 words
1 A type of sacred, and often complex, symbolic diagram, used, especially in Tantric ritual, as an aid to visualization and a way of manifesting the deity, or group of ... More
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The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (2 ed.)

Reference type:
Subject Reference
Current Version:
2006
Subject:
Language reference, History of English, Literature, Literary theory and cultural studies
Length:
35 words
a circular figure representing the universe in Hindu and Buddhist symbolism; in psychoanalysis, such a symbol in a dream, representing the dreamer's search for completeness and self-unity. ... More

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