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This lens surveys various types of mandalas and medicine wheels, including their origins and uses.
A Hindu Mandala
Types of Mandalas
In Tibetan Buddhism, there are two types of mandalas: the types used in the Mandala Offering Ritual where the mandala represents the conventional universe, and the type that represents the dwelling place of a specific Buddha form or deity. In the former form, a mandala offering is a symbolic offering of the entire Universe. In the latter form, mandalas consist of an outer circular mandala and an inner square (or sometimes circular) mandala with an ornately decorated mandala palace placed at the center. Any part of the inner mandala can be occupied by Buddhist glyphs and symbols, as well as images of its associated deities.Mandalas are commonly used by tantric Buddhists as an aid to meditation. More specifically, a Buddhist mandala is envisaged as a "sacred space," a Pure Buddha Realm and also as an abode of fully realized beings or deities.
In the Tibetan tradition, mandalas are made as thangkas (scroll-paintings), wall paintings, sand-drawings, and 3D models made of wood or metal. Mandalas are also constructed as 3 dimensional buildings.
Click on the image below to see a large version of the photo. It is quite spectacular.
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Kalachakra Mandala - Thanka Poster
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Mandala Links
- Mandala - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- In practice, mandala has become a generic term for any plan, chart or geometric pattern that represents the cosmos metaphysically or symbolically, ...
- The Mandala Project: Home Page
- Includes an on-line gallery to which everyone is invited to submit a personal mandala. Also has a large amount of reference material and information on ...
- The Mandala Pattern
- The word "mandala" is from the classical Indian language of Sanskrit. Loosely translated to mean "circle," a mandala is far more than a simple shape. ...
- Welcome to 94 free Mandalas to download
- Here, you can download all the Mandalas to increase your concentration, at no cost. By colouring them in, either by hand or on your PC, you will find ...
- Mandalas - Spiritual Art Work by Paul Heussenstamm
- Sacred mandala art from many traditions such as Buddhism, Hinduism and Christianity. Workshops, original artwork & finest quality Giclee prints on canvas ...
- Mandala Paintings By Barry Stevens For Meditation, Healing And ...
- Beautiful,colourful and luminous mandalas by contemporary mandala artist.An exploration of the mandala as an inner process and medium for artistic ...
- Free Mandala Coloring Pages (Printable)
- Free Mandala Coloring pages. All Mandala coloring pages are printable.
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- One of the means of the Tibetan Buddhists to gain freedom is meditation on sublime thoughts and pictures. Such a picture is the mandala. ...
- Exploring the Mandala
- An animation was generated from a computer model of a Tibetan Mandala.
19th century Tibetan mandala of the Naropa tradition
Tibetan Mandala by voodoomama
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19th century Tibetan mandala of the Naropa tradition
17th century Tibetan 'Five Deity Mandala'
Five Deity Mandala by voodoomama
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17th century Tibetan 'Five Deity Mandala'
Chenrezig Sand Mandala
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Contemporary Mandalas
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A contemporary mandala made from a photograph of tree fungus
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The yanta is a traditional geometric meditation image that symbolizes the cosmic universe. Each handmade lokta paper box comes complete with a high quality 7-metal bowl, pad, wooden ringer and instructional insert with information on the cultural meaning of the box and bowl design.
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The World's Largest Mandala
Ten thousand volunteers from 16 different countries contributed to the construction of the 70mx50m Mandala. The Mandala, weighing 2300Kgs, took eight years to complete, beginning in 1994 and ended in April of 2002.
The Mandala is a made from a collection of 81 pieces of carved clothes each measuring 7.7mx5.5m in size. Of the 81 pieces, each piece is made up of 36 other pieces each measuring 1.17 square meter.The entire Thanka used 7,000 square meter of cloth. TheEach of the 81 pieces were zipped together.
Countries represented by the volunteers include Nepal, Japan, France, United States of America, Mongolia, Formosa (Taiwan), Cambodia, Guatemala, Australia, Austria, Singapore, The Tibetan Community-Nepal, China( Hong Kong), Indonesia, Korea and United Kingdom.
The Mandala is currently housed in Japan under the Mandala 21st Century, Japan.
Click on the picture below to learn about the various stages of Buddhas life that are represented in the Mandala.
Message from the Dalai Lama
Mandala
is Sanskrit for "containing", "completion", or "circle".
Mandala Journal
The Illuminations of Hildegard of Bingen
From the time she was born, Hildegard reported seeing visions. Accounts of her visions were compiled into three books in which she first describes and then interprets them. The narrative of her visions were richly decorated under her direction. Many of the Illuminations of Hildegard von Bingen can be used as Mandalas, as are many of the images of esoteric Christianity.
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Hildegard von Bingen: Liber Divinorum Operum, 13th century
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Mandala Candle Set
Candles are a great way to create ambiance for sacred space. These candles each represent a particular energy mandala: Energy, Forgiveness, Freedom, Happiness, Illumination, Intuition, Renewal, Vitality, Wellbeing, and Wisdom.
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Incense has been used for centuries in ritual and meditation, and as a means of purifying sacred space. This incense made in Nepal contains 25 precious medicinal plants, are about 8.5 inches long, and contains sample sticks of other incense for you to try.
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The Medicine Wheel as Mandala
Medicine wheels are constructed by certain indigenous peoples of North America for various astronomical, ritual, healing, and teaching purposes. The term "medicine" was applied because of the healing that was associated with the medicine wheel, and denotes that the sacred site and rock formations were of central importance and attributed with religious, hallowed, and spiritual significance.
Medicine Wheel, a Native American sacred site and National Historic Landmark in Wyoming
The Medicine Wheel in Bighorn National Forest, Wyoming, USA
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The Sacred Hoop
is symbolic of "the never-ending cycle of life." It has no beginning and no end. Tribal healers and holy men and women regard the hoop as sacred and have always used it in their ceremonies. Its significance enhances the embodiment of healing ceremonies.
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The Aztecs were the Native American People who have great culture and many beliefs. Aztec trobal people had no system of money as we know it. They usually traded goods and services for other goods and services. Aztec craft workers used feathers, rabbit furs animal leathers to make these beautiful mandals and they also made headdresses, other crafts included metalworking, pottery, weaving, and woodcarving for trading.
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I've been to the medicine wheel in Wyoming the day after summer solstice. Amazing energy. Or maybe it was the altitude. ;)
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