mandala

/muhn-dl-uh/US // ˈmʌn dl ə //UK // (ˈmændələ, mænˈdɑːlə) //

曼陀罗,曼荼罗,曼达拉,曼德拉

Definitions

n.名词 noun

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- : Oriental Art. a schematized representation of the cosmos, chiefly characterized by a concentric configuration of geometric shapes, each of which contains an image of a deity or an attribute of a deity.
- : a symbol representing the effort to reunify the self.

One of the more striking visual demonstrations of this is the practice among Tibetan monks of constructing gorgeous sand mandalas, complex designs and patterns laboriously built over many days, after which they are ceremoniously swept away.
The marriage ceremony takes place in a pandal (booth) on a raised or conspicuous place adorned with various figures or mandala.
The fact that mandala, traded all over the world, once represented that order escapes their personal experience.