Difference between revisions of "Mandala"

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-[[dkyil 'khor]] - ''Mandala''. 1) 'Center and surrounding.' Usually a [[deity]] along with its surrounding environment. A mandala is a symbolic, graphic representation of a tantric deity's realm of existence. 2) A mandala offering is an offering visualized as the entire universe, as well as the arrangement of offerings in tantric ritual [RY]
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-[[dkyil 'khor]] - 1) mandala. 'center and surrounding.'. 2) circle. 3) disc [as in sun. moon.]. 4) sphere. 5) entirety. 6) fullness. 7) whole something. 8) holy place. 9) celestial abode. See also {[[dal]]}. 10) circumference. 11) globe. 12) region. 13) sphere; circle, circumference, disk. 1) mandala. 2) formation of deities or enlightened attributes. 3) sacred diagram; 1) mandala. 2) disc [as in sun. moon.] [RY]
-[[dkyil 'khor]] - [[mandala]] [RB]
-[[dkyil 'khor]] - mandala table; the square table, where all the offering are arranged. It is also called offering seat ([[mchod khri]]), offering table ([[mchod stegs]]) and shrine ([[mchod bshams]] - [[mchod gshom]]) [RY]
-[[dkyil 'khor]] - [[mandala]], hand mudra, center-periphery, reality patterning, an elaborate preparation symbolizing the building and ordering of the whole universe to be offered to the [[Guru]], merit from building mandala, [[awareness]] (understanding mandala as nothing in itself, refers to the intentional structure of experience), 3 basic ones ([[ting nge 'dzin]], [[lus]], [[de bzhin nyid]]), whole tableau, cosmic circle, body-mind of [[guru]] or [[dakini]], female organ, offering plate, globe, sphere, disc mandala, center-circumference, symmetrical yantra, external symbolical ideal representation of the mind, internal visualized palace (example: [[The Rangjung Yeshe Gilded Palace of Dharmic Activity]]) with principal [[deity]] and [[retinue]] pattern, snow lizard, fabulous frog, circle, circumference, magic diagrams, region, surroundings, suburb [JV]
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