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A concentric geometric diagram, square within circle.
Also known as: Mandala diagram, Sacred circle, Sand mandala, Square inside a circle
A mandala is a concentric diagram organised around a centre, usually a square with four gates inside a circle. It is a plan of a sacred structure rather than a decorative pattern, and a sand mandala is destroyed on completion by design.
Denotes a concentric geometric diagram in Hindu and Buddhist practice, typically a square with four T-shaped gates set within one or more circles.
Contexts: Religion
Represents a palace or sacred precinct in plan rather than an abstract pattern, which is why it has gates and a centre.
Contexts: Religion
Is deliberately destroyed on completion when made in coloured sand, the dismantling being part of the practice rather than its end.
Contexts: Religion
Was adopted into Western psychology by Carl Jung as a term for a class of images, a use unconnected to its religious function.
Contexts: Religion
A series of concentric circles enclosing a square with a T-shaped gate at the centre of each side, the whole arranged around a single central point and filled with symmetrical detail.