Friday, November 5, 2010



EXAMPLE OF MANDALA 
   A Sanskrit word that mean is "circle". In the hindu and buddhist religious traditions, their sacred art often takes a mandala form.


MANDALA
      The basic form of most Hindu and Buddhist mandala is a square with four gates containing a circle with a center point.  Each gate is in the shape of a T.  These mandala, concentric diagrams, have spiritual and ritual significance in both Buddhism and hinduism. 

In various spiritual traditions, mandalas may be employed for focusing attention of aspirants and adepts, as a spiritual teaching tool, for establishing a sacred space, and as an aid to meditation and trance induction.

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