The Meaning and Use of a Mandala - 2 views
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David McGavock on 06 Dec 10"The Meaning and Use of a Mandala Alexander Berzin, December 2003 The Meaning of a Mandala The Tibetan word for "mandala," dkyil-'khor , literally means "that which encircles a center." A "center," here is a meaning, and "that which encircles it" - a mandala - is a round symbol that represents the meaning. Not all mandalas, however, are round. There are many types of mandalas, used for various purposes in both the sutra and tantra practices of Buddhism. Let us survey some of them."