| 释义 |
Definition of mandala in English: mandalanoun ˈmʌndələˈmandələˈmændələ 1A circular figure representing the universe in Hindu and Buddhist symbolism. Example sentencesExamples - On Monday morning, the two monks dismantled the mandala they had worked so hard to perfect.
- Since the construction of the first mandala in the west, many mandalas have been created all over the world.
- Every tantric system has its own mandala, and thus each one symbolizes an existential and spiritual approach.
- In contrast, the tantric meditations on mandalas and deities might seem mysterious, and we may find them more appealing.
- In Champagne, for example, spirals, mandalas and other circular designs are stacked on a vertical support.
- On that day, the monks will dismantle the mandala and deposit the sand in a body of water.
- Creating sand mandalas has been a ritual for Buddhists since 500 BCE.
- ‘Like the circular composition of mandalas, the history of the world evolves in a cycle,’ Lin said.
- And sacred symbols, from cave paintings to mandalas, are as old as the struggle to understand our world.
- Since ancient times, mandalas were used as a means of deepening and enhancing the meditative experience.
- The person who achieved it was not a famous master but an itinerant stonecarver of mandalas and sacred texts.
- While travelling in India and Nepal, Ellis became interested in the Buddhist mandalas and prayer flags.
- In the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, mandalas are created for rituals of initiation in which a highly qualified teacher grants permission to advanced disciples to engage in the tantric meditation practices.
- There are various forms of mandalas with distinct concepts and different purposes.
- A mandala is a visual mantra, a focus for meditation.
- If there is an image that expresses van Itallie's underlying philosophy, it is a mandala.
- For this reason, it has been identified with the notion of deity in numerous cultures and finds symbolic expression in such universal configurations as the mandala.
- A ‘family’ of five Buddhas became standard, often depicted in circular mystic diagrams known as mandalas.
- According to Buddhist scripture, mandalas (geometric designs symbolic of the universe) constructed from sand transmit positive energies to the environment and to the people who view them.
- Some cloud formations resembled mandalas while others looked like curling white scarves.
- 1.1 (in Jungian psychology) a mandala as a symbol in a dream, representing the dreamer's search for completeness and self-unity.
Example sentencesExamples - In a dream state, you can generate mandalas, deity-forms, or thousands of replicas of yourself to perform rituals, etc.
Derivatives adjective They float over a mandalic background created from different floral patterns. Example sentencesExamples - At the most basic level it is hoped that people will enjoy looking at these mandalic images.
- Do not proceed with working on these mandalic images unless you have learned to unlock the energy within at least three of the simple images.
- In this country, mandalic art can be found in the Navajo sand paintings and in many American quilts.
- When the process of healing from the fire became near unbearable and my marriage had ended, I ‘chanced’ upon a colouring book of mandalic images.
Origin From Sanskrit maṇḍala 'disc'. Definition of mandala in US English: mandalanounˈmandələˈmændələ 1A geometric figure representing the universe in Hindu and Buddhist symbolism. Example sentencesExamples - A mandala is a visual mantra, a focus for meditation.
- There are various forms of mandalas with distinct concepts and different purposes.
- If there is an image that expresses van Itallie's underlying philosophy, it is a mandala.
- ‘Like the circular composition of mandalas, the history of the world evolves in a cycle,’ Lin said.
- In contrast, the tantric meditations on mandalas and deities might seem mysterious, and we may find them more appealing.
- In Champagne, for example, spirals, mandalas and other circular designs are stacked on a vertical support.
- And sacred symbols, from cave paintings to mandalas, are as old as the struggle to understand our world.
- Creating sand mandalas has been a ritual for Buddhists since 500 BCE.
- In the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, mandalas are created for rituals of initiation in which a highly qualified teacher grants permission to advanced disciples to engage in the tantric meditation practices.
- For this reason, it has been identified with the notion of deity in numerous cultures and finds symbolic expression in such universal configurations as the mandala.
- The person who achieved it was not a famous master but an itinerant stonecarver of mandalas and sacred texts.
- While travelling in India and Nepal, Ellis became interested in the Buddhist mandalas and prayer flags.
- A ‘family’ of five Buddhas became standard, often depicted in circular mystic diagrams known as mandalas.
- Since ancient times, mandalas were used as a means of deepening and enhancing the meditative experience.
- Some cloud formations resembled mandalas while others looked like curling white scarves.
- On that day, the monks will dismantle the mandala and deposit the sand in a body of water.
- According to Buddhist scripture, mandalas (geometric designs symbolic of the universe) constructed from sand transmit positive energies to the environment and to the people who view them.
- Since the construction of the first mandala in the west, many mandalas have been created all over the world.
- On Monday morning, the two monks dismantled the mandala they had worked so hard to perfect.
- Every tantric system has its own mandala, and thus each one symbolizes an existential and spiritual approach.
- 1.1 A symbol in a dream, representing the dreamer's search for completeness and self-unity.
Example sentencesExamples - In a dream state, you can generate mandalas, deity-forms, or thousands of replicas of yourself to perform rituals, etc.
Origin From Sanskrit maṇḍala ‘disk’. |