mandala

See also: maṇḍala

English

Alternative forms

maṇḍala

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit मण्डल (máṇḍala).

Noun

mandala (plural mandalas)

(Hinduism, Buddhism) A graphic depiction of the spiritual universe and its myriad realms and deities.
(Hinduism, Buddhism) Any ritualistic geometric design, symbolic of the Universe, used as an aid to meditation.
A division or book of the Rigveda (of which there are 10).

Quotations

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:mandala.

Coordinate terms

magic circle

Translations

Hindu design

Catalan: mandala (ca) m, f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 曼荼羅 (zh), 曼荼罗 (zh) (màntúluó)
Finnish: mandala
French: mandala (fr) m
Japanese: 曼荼羅 (まんだら, mandara), 曼拏羅, 曼陀羅

Malay: mandala
Mongolian: мандал (mn) (mandal)
Portuguese: mandala (pt) f
Russian: манда́ла (ru) f (mandála)
Spanish: mandala m
Tibetan: དཀྱིལ་འཁོར (dkyil 'khor)

division of Rigveda

Finnish: mandala

French: mandala (fr) m

Old High German

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin amygdala.

Noun

mandala f

almond

Descendants

German: Mandel
Yiddish: מאַנדל‎ (mandl)

Spanish

Noun

mandala m (plural mandalas)

mandala

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