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What is a mandala?
the celestial circles we call earth, sun, and moon, as well as conceptual circles of friends, family, and community. From Mandala Journy to the Center By Bailey Cunningham…. (MORE)
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What are mandalas?
a mandala had at its center a ruler who worked to gain support from others The word "mandala" is from the classical Indian language of Sanskrit. Loosely translated to mean …"circle," a mandala is far more than a simple shape. It represents wholeness, and can be seen as a model for the organizational structure of life itself. a state organized as a ring of power around a central court, which often changed in size over time, and which was used instead of borders in early Southeast Asian states (MORE)
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Where do mandalas come from?
The word maṇḍala (मण्डल) comes from the ancient Indian language Sanskrit, and means "circle." Maṇḍala refers to the sections of work of the Ṛgveda, and… is also used to describe imagry in spiritual practice and meditation within the Indian traditions, including Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism. An example of a maṇḍala from these religions would be the geometric designs called yantras. One theory on the origin of maṇḍalas (particularly yantras), is based on the geometric patterns created by sound frequency. Each frequency arranges particles in a different pattern, as illustrated by sand on a drum or speaker. This suggests that maṇḍalas (yantras) may be linked with the concept of creation through sound - Speech (Sanskrit, vāk - वाक्) or Word (Greek, logos - λόγος). The term maṇḍala is sometimes applied to similar imagry found outside of Indian religions, including Christianity (eg. celtic cross) and Native American traditions (eg. medicine wheels). (MORE)
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What is mandalas used for?
mandalas are used for for many things in south east Asia like celebrations, rituals, reunions but mandalas are mostly used for meditation and relaxing in the Buddhism and Hind…u culture. (MORE)
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What does a mandala represent?
The Pattern of Creation The word "mandala" is from the classical Indian language of Sanskrit. Loosely translated to mean "circle," a mandala is far more than a simple s…hape. It represents wholeness, and can be seen as a model for the organizational structure of life itself--a cosmic diagram that reminds us of our relation to the infinite, the world that extends both beyond and within our bodies and minds. Describing both material and non-material realities, the mandala appears in all aspects of life: the celestial circles we call earth, sun, and moon, as well as conceptual circles of friends, family, and community. From Mandala Journy to the Center By Bailey Cunningham. (MORE)
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What is the concept of mandala?
Are you speaking about a Mandala or Nelson Mandala the person? The question is not clear.
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Why was the mandala created?
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. According to David Fontana, its symbolic nature can help one "to access progressively deeper levels of the unconscious, ultimately assisting the meditator to experience a mystical sense of oneness with the ultimate unity from which the cosmos in all its manifold forms arises." The psychoanalyst Carl Jung saw the mandala as "a representation of the unconscious self," and believed his paintings of mandalas enabled him to identify emotional disorders and work towards wholeness in personality. (MORE)
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What does mandalas represent?
The Mandala in buddhism represents impermenance. Buddhist monks may spend days and days creating an extremely elaborate and painstaking Mandala. It is viewed and admired for… its beauty, but then swept away in a a series of swift movements. the sands used to make it are then gathered and poured into a body of water - i dont know if it matters which one - and watched as it floats away. The entire experience is supposed to show that nothing lasts for ever and not to get attatched to material things for exactly this reason. (Think about it... usually when someone -or maybe you yourself have experienced this- has created something soooo beautiful and you are extremely proud of it that you want to keep it and not give it away. This is what the Buddhist monks discourage. It lessens the suffering that will be had when that thing finally does disappear.) ~Hope this Helped. (MORE)
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Where did mandala live?
He was born in "Black" Transkei, Africa on July 18, 1918. He lived in a number of places including Algeria where he organized military training to fight Apartheid. When he ret…urned from Algeria he was arrested for trying to overthrow the South African Government and thrown in prison for 28 years. During Nelson Mandela's jail time he had secret talks with South Africa's president, P.W. Botha, and his successor, F.W. de Klerk. As a result, in 1990 he was freed. He was appointed Deputy President of the ANC. The ANC decided to suspend its 30-year armed struggle. In July of 1991, Nelson Mandela was appointed President of the ANC. Nelson decided to join the government and other parties to negotiate South Africa's future. Finally everyone came to agree on a majority rule constitution. This constitution states that racial discrimination it is against the law He retired in 1999 and returned to the town where he was born. (MORE)
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Where are mandalas found?
A lot of Mandalas are found in India and are made by Hindu and Buddhist people.