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Mandala
A mandala (Sanskrit for “circle”) is an artistic representation of higher thought and deeper meaning given as a geometric symbol used in spiritual, emotional, or psychological work to focus one's attention. The image first appears in India...
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Tibetan Sand Mandalas
Tibetan sand mandalas are works of art created to encourage healing, peace, and purification generally as well as spiritual or psychological focus specifically for those creating and viewing it. A mandala (Sanskrit for "circle") is a geometric...
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Mandala of the Diamond World
"The Mandala of the Diamond World," also known as "The Diamond Realm Mandala."
Japanese hanging scroll, Kamakura period, 13th-14th century CE.
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Tibetan Mandala, Sera Monastery
Tibetan Mandala painted in the Sera Monastery, about 2 km away from Lhasa, Tibet.
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Tibetan Sand Mandala
A completed sand mandala with offerings.
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Kalachakra Mandala
Tibetan Kalachakra mandala.
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Temple Vastu-Purusa-Mandala
The vastu-purusa-mandala (symmetrical floor plan) of the Vishveshvur temple, India.
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Monks Working on a Sand Mandala
Four Tibetan monks making a sand mandala.
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Sand Mandala
Monks making a Sand Mandala in Omaha, Ne
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What is a mandala?
Jeff Durham, Associate Curator of Himalayan Art at the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco answers the question "What is a mandala?" at the entrance to the exhibition, "Enter the Mandala" at the Asian Art Museum. For more information: http://www.asianart.org/exhibitions_index/enter-the-mandala...
