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man·da·la

(mŭn′də-lə)

Any of various ritualistic geometric designs symbolic of the universe, used in Hinduism and Buddhism as an aid to meditation.

[Sanskrit maṇḍalam, circle.]

man·dal′ic (mŭn-dăl′ĭk) adj.

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mandalic

(mænˈdɑːlɪk)

adj

(Art Terms) Hindu & Buddhist art relating to a mandala

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In the words of Jacqueline Stone, "It is to shift, from linear time, in which practice is first cultivated and enlightenment later achieved, to mandalic time, in which practice and enlightenment are simultaneous" ("Placing Nichiren" 403).