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1. www.brooklynmuseum.org › opencollection › objectsTaizō-kai Mandara - Brooklyn Museum

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   Asian Art. The mandala (or mandara, in Japanese) is a diagrammatic tool used by Buddhists to guide their meditation and prayer. Most mandalas direct the viewer to travel mentally on a prescribed path, stopping to contemplate and address each figure depicted.

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3. www.asianstudies.org › publications › eaaIdentifying Buddhist Images in Japanese Painting and Sculpture

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   In the Taizōkai Mandara, Dainichi is depicted in the center of the red lotus flower surrounded by four other Nyorai— each representing one of the four directions—and four bosatsu. The most famous image of Dainichi is in a temple called Tōdai-ji which is located in the city of Nara.

4. www.wisdomlib.org › concept › mandara-flowerMandara flowers: Significance and symbolism - Wisdom Library

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   Significance of Mandara flowers. Mandara-flower is significant in Vaishnavism, associated with both heavenly celebrations and the adornment of Lord Krishna's garments, enhancing His divine appearance. Additionally, these flowers improve the aesthetic and fragrant qualities of the Kundavana forest.

5. link.springer.com › content › pdfChapter 8: The Philosophy of the Mandala - Springer

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   Specifically, it will provide an iconographic and doctrinal analysis of the eighth-century Taima mandala (J. Taima mandara 当麻曼荼羅) of Amitābha/Amitāyus Buddha (J. Amida nyorai 阿弥陀如来) in his Pure Land of the Western Paradise.

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6. www.tibetanbuddhistencyclopedia.com › en › indexMandara flower - Tibetan Buddhist Encyclopedia

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   The Sanskrit term mahamandara (also mahamandarava ) indicates great or large mandara flowers, a distinct kind of flower in Buddhist scriptures. In Buddhist sutras , mandaras and other heavenly flowers rain down from the heavens when a Buddha preaches or when other wonderful events occur.

7. linusparr.weebly.com › uploads › 7/5/6Art History: The Key Concepts - Think outside the building

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   May 24, 1974 · Through extended cross referencing, Art History: The Key Concepts builds a radical intellectual synthesis for understanding and teaching art, art history, and visual culture.

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   What is a mahamandara flower?

   • It is fragrant, and its beauty delights those who see it. The Sanskrit term mahamandara (also mahamandarava ) indicates great or large mandara flowers, a distinct kind of flower in Buddhist scriptures. In Buddhist sutras, mandaras and other heavenly flowers rain down from the heavens when a Buddha preaches or when other wonderful events occur.

   Mandara flower - Tibetan Buddhist Encyclopedia

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   What is a Mandara flower in Buddhism?

   • In Buddhist sutras, mandaras and other heavenly flowers rain down from the heavens when a Buddha preaches or when other wonderful events occur. The mandara flower is one of the four kinds of flowers said to bloom in heaven, the other three being the great mandara flower, the manjushaka flower, and the great manjushaka flower.

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   What is a Buddhist Mandara?

   • It is also called the Nishi or Western Mandara. It consists of six squares framed by borders containing Buddhist deities or symbols. In the upper center square is Dainichi Nyorai (Vairocana) seated on a lotus pedestal within a circle, and with two halos behind him. In the four corners of the square are Buddhist vessels.

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   What is a Buddhist mandala?

   • The mandala (or mandara, in Japanese) is a diagrammatic tool used by Buddhists to guide their meditation and prayer. Most mandalas direct the viewer to travel mentally on a prescribed path, stopping to contemplate and address each figure depicted.

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   What does a Buddhist mandala symbolize?

   • Much as the casual viewer may tend to reify and substantialize the mandala image, the Buddhist initiate (at least in theory, if not always in practice) understands that the central buddha figure personifies the emptiness of both self and world and that the sacred space of the universal palace, likewise, is both within and without limitations.

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   Where did Buddhist mandalas come from?

   • The earliest Buddhist mandalas to enter into the Western European cultural sphere were Tibetan vajrayāna mandalas, whose elaborate visualizations outlined above represent the highest and most fully developed phase of esoteric Buddhist practice, which is identified in Sanskrit as “anuttarayoga tantra.”

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9. www.openartsarchive.org › free-coursesFree Art History Courses - Open Arts Archive

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   We believe by offering a range of free courses on Art History, all types of learners gain access to understanding art and its histories, as well as the visual world around them. From Renaissance Venice to Dutch painting to the Enlightenment to graffiti, it’s all here, so take a look!