Mandala is a Sanskrit word that means “circle”. The mandala form is often taken in the Hindu and Buddhist religious traditions in their sacred art. Circle and Squares are the basic form of Hindu and Buddhist mandalas. The forms are square with four gates containing a circle with a center point. The four gates of mandala are loving, kindness, compassion, sympathy and equanimity.There are spiritual and ritual significance in both Buddhism and Hinduism in the concentric diagram of the mandalas. In various spiritual traditions, mandalas may be employed for focusing attention of aspirants and adepts, as a spiritual teaching tool, for establishing a sacred space, and as an aid to meditation. mandala has become a generic term for any plan, chart or geometric pattern that represents the cosmos metaphysically or symbolically.
Mandala in Hinduism
- is two or three dimensional geometric composition used in meditative rituals.
- it is thought to be the adobe of the deity.
Mandala in Buddhism
- mandala can be found in the form id stupa.
- such mandala consist of an outer circular mandala and an inner square or sometimes circular. Mandala with an ornately decorated mandala "palace" placed at the centre.
- mandalas are commonly usde by tantric Buddhist as an aid of meditations/sacred place.
Mandala system- layout of Candi Borobudur
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