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upright=1.35|thumb|Thangka painting of Manjuvajra mandala upright=1.35|thumb|The Womb Realm mandala. The center square represents the young stage of Vairocana. He is surrounded by eight Buddhas and [[bodhisattvas (clockwise from top: Ratnasambhava, Samantabhadra, Saṅkusumitarāja, Manjushri, Amitābha, Avalokiteśvara, Amoghasiddhi and Maitreya)]]

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A mandala is a geometric design, often circular or square, used in Buddhist art and practice that typically depicts spiritual figures and cosmic realms arranged in a structured pattern. Mandalas serve as visual representations of Buddhist cosmology and as meditation focuses to help practitioners deepen their spiritual understanding and practice.

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Hinduism
Buddhism
Vajrayana
Visualisation of Vajrayana teachings
Mount Meru
Wisdom and impermanence
Five Buddhas
Practice
Offerings
Theravada Buddhism
Shingon Buddhism
Nichiren Buddhism
Pure Land Buddhism
Bodhimandala
Sand mandalas
Western psychological interpretations
In architecture
In science
In art
In archaeology
In politics
In contemporary use
Gallery
See also
Citations
General sources
Further reading
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A mandala (, ) is a geometric configuration of symbols. In various spiritual traditions, mandalas may be employed for focusing attention of practitioners and adepts, as a spiritual guidance tool, for establishing a sacred space and as an aid to meditation and trance induction. In the Eastern religions of Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Shinto it is used as a map representing deities, or especially in the case of Shinto, paradises, kami or actual shrines.