mandala
noun
man·da·la
ˈmən-də-lə 
1
: a Hindu or Buddhist graphic symbol of the universe
specifically
: a circle enclosing a square with a deity on each side that is used chiefly as an aid to meditation
2
: a graphic and often symbolic pattern usually in the form of a circle divided into four separate sections or bearing a multiple projection of an image
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The finished product is a multi-ringed sand mandala about 6 feet in diameter.
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Shawn Simpson, The Conversation, 19 Mar. 2025
One of her Graphic Design projects, her mandala information graphic, already showcased her organization, creativity, and eye for design.
—Heide Janssen, Orange County Register, 16 Mar. 2025
Join 28 others in the comments View Comments Coloring a mandala, for example, has a levitating effect on your mood, immune system and all the positive parts of your psyche.
—Jessica Dulong, CNN, 15 Feb. 2025
There is plenty of basis for the interpretation that mandalas are symbols of the divine cosmos, designed to teach initiates about the real thing, unless mandalas are vessels in which the divine resides, nothing symbolic about them.
—Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 2 Jan. 2025
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Shawn Simpson, The Conversation, 19 Mar. 2025
One of her Graphic Design projects, her mandala information graphic, already showcased her organization, creativity, and eye for design.
—Heide Janssen, Orange County Register, 16 Mar. 2025
Join 28 others in the comments View Comments Coloring a mandala, for example, has a levitating effect on your mood, immune system and all the positive parts of your psyche.
—Jessica Dulong, CNN, 15 Feb. 2025
There is plenty of basis for the interpretation that mandalas are symbols of the divine cosmos, designed to teach initiates about the real thing, unless mandalas are vessels in which the divine resides, nothing symbolic about them.
—Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 2 Jan. 2025
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“Mandala.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mandala. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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