mandala

mandala [muhn-dl-uh] ExamplesWord Origin noun

1. Oriental Art. a schematized representation of the cosmos, chiefly characterized by a concentric configuration of geometric shapes, each of which contains an image of a deity or an attribute of a deity.
2. (in Jungian psychology) a symbol representing the effort to reunify the self.

Origin of mandala First recorded in 1855–60, mandala is from the Sanskrit word maṇḍala circle Examples from the Web for mandala Historical Examples of mandala

The marriage ceremony takes place in a pandal (booth) on a raised or conspicuous place adorned with various figures or mandala.

Castes and Tribes of Southern India

Edgar Thurston

The fact that mandala, traded all over the world, once represented that order escapes their personal experience.

The Civilization of Illiteracy

Mihai Nadin

British Dictionary definitions for mandala mandala noun

1. Hindu & Buddhist art any of various designs symbolizing the universe, usually circular
2. psychol such a symbol expressing a person’s striving for unity of the self

Word Origin for mandala Sanskrit: circle Word Origin and History for mandala n.

magic circle, 1859, from Sanskrit mandala “disc, circle.”