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mandalas Definition


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mandala
noun mandalas
    1. Buddhism.Hinduism.relig art.
      A circular symbol representing the Universe, usually a circle enclosing images of deities or geometric designs, used as an aid to meditation.
    2. psychol.
      In Jungian theory: a magical circular symbol that occurs in dreams, etc representing the wholeness of the self.
Etymology: 19c: Sanskrit, meaning ‘disc or circle'.



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