MANDALA


Meaning of MANDALA in English

/mun"dl euh/ , n.

1. 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.

[ 1855-60; mandala circle ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .