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    mandala

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
    Related topics: Hinduism
    man·da·la /ˈmændələ, mænˈdɑːlə/ noun [countable]  RRHa picture of a circle around a square, that represents the universe in the Hindu and Buddhist religions 曼荼罗〔印度教和佛教中象征宇宙的内方外圆图案〕
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    mandala• Drepung Loseling lamas will simultaneously begin construction of a Medicine Buddha sand mandala.• In oriental philosophy and religion many devices like the mandala are used for the mind to meditate upon.    Origin mandala (1800-1900) Sanskrit “circle”
    man·da·la nounChineseSyllable
    that Corpus square, of a circle represents a a around picture


    mandala
    man‧da‧la /ˈmændələ, mænˈdɑːlə/ noun [countable]
     Date: 1800-1900
     Language: Sanskrit
     Origin: 'circle'
    a picture of a circle around a square, that represents the universe in the Hindu and Buddhist religions


    man·dalaBrE /ˈmændələ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈmændələ/ 🔊 nouna round picture that represents the universe in some Eastern religions 曼荼罗（某些东方宗教用以代表宇宙的圆形图）