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
1855-60; < Sanskritmaṇḍala circle
Examples from the web for mandala
In this bottom-up method of visual image building, the mandala slowly emerges.
British Dictionary definitions for mandala
mandala
/ˈmændələ; mænˈdɑːlə/
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
Sanskrit: circle
Word Origin and History for mandala
n.
magic circle, 1859, from Sanskrit mandala "disc, circle."
mandala in Technology
language A system based on Concurrent Prolog, developed at ICOT, Japan. ["Mandala: A Logic Based Knowledge Programming System", K. Furukawa et al, Intl Conf 5th Gen Comp Sys 1984]. (1995-11-23)