dkyil 'khor

dkyil 'khor

A demarcated area within a larger boundary. An official act of the saṅgha requires a "consensus" of all monks present within the monastery's boundaries or of a quorum of monks within an "inner circle."

A mystic diagram, usually consisting of a square within a circle, used to define a sacred space in the context of esoteric rituals of initiation and consecration preliminary to certain advanced meditational practices.

Also rendered in this sūtra as "disc."

Also rendered in this sūtra as "maṇḍala."

In the higher tantras this is usually a diagram representing the details of the visualization of a deity and its palace and retinue. In the Kāraṇḍavyūha it is a simpler representation of a few deities, made of precious powders.

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