(1) If there is an image that expresses van Itallie's underlying philosophy, it is a mandala .

(2) On that day, the monks will dismantle the mandala and deposit the sand in a body of water.

(3) For this reason, it has been identified with the notion of deity in numerous cultures and finds symbolic expression in such universal configurations as the mandala .

(4) Every tantric system has its own mandala , and thus each one symbolizes an existential and spiritual approach.

(5) On Monday morning, the two monks dismantled the mandala they had worked so hard to perfect.

(6) A mandala is a visual mantra, a focus for meditation.

(7) While travelling in India and Nepal, Ellis became interested in the Buddhist mandalas and prayer flags.

(8) There are various forms of mandalas with distinct concepts and different purposes.

(9) According to Buddhist scripture, mandalas (geometric designs symbolic of the universe) constructed from sand transmit positive energies to the environment and to the people who view them.

(10) And sacred symbols, from cave paintings to mandalas , are as old as the struggle to understand our world.

(11) Creating sand mandalas has been a ritual for Buddhists since 500 BCE.

(12) In the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, mandalas are created for rituals of initiation in which a highly qualified teacher grants permission to advanced disciples to engage in the tantric meditation practices.

(13) In Champagne, for example, spirals, mandalas and other circular designs are stacked on a vertical support.

(14) Some cloud formations resembled mandalas while others looked like curling white scarves.

(15) At the most basic level it is hoped that people will enjoy looking at these mandalic images.

(16) A ‘family’ of five Buddhas became standard, often depicted in circular mystic diagrams known as mandalas .

(17) In contrast, the tantric meditations on mandalas and deities might seem mysterious, and we may find them more appealing.

(18) ‘Like the circular composition of mandalas , the history of the world evolves in a cycle,’ Lin said.

(19) In a dream state, you can generate mandalas , deity-forms, or thousands of replicas of yourself to perform rituals, etc.

(20) Since ancient times, mandalas were used as a means of deepening and enhancing the meditative experience.

(21) When the process of healing from the fire became near unbearable and my marriage had ended, I ‘chanced’ upon a colouring book of mandalic images.

(22) In this country, mandalic art can be found in the Navajo sand paintings and in many American quilts.

(23) Do not proceed with working on these mandalic images unless you have learned to unlock the energy within at least three of the simple images.

(24) The person who achieved it was not a famous master but an itinerant stonecarver of mandalas and sacred texts.

(25) Since the construction of the first mandala in the west, many mandalas have been created all over the world.

(26) They float over a mandalic background created from different floral patterns.