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The bottom of the outer boarder represents the pure land (amitabha) A narrow border of flowers on a red ground surrounds the picture. This mandara represents the world forms and its dynamic activity, while the other mandara represents the static world of ideas.
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.
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.
The term mandara is a transliteration of Sanskrit mandala, signifying a 'circle' or 'altar'. In Japan the transliteration 曼荼羅 is sometimes used to refer specifically to the mandara of Esoteric Buddhism mikkyou 密教, while 曼陀羅 is used to denote the mandara like painting of Pure Land Buddhism, but the original Sanskrit term is the same.
The Mandara-flower in Hinduism symbolizes heavenly beauty and is significant for rituals in Jyeshtha, adorning deities like Lord Krishna, enhancing the sensory experience of celebrations, and enriching the fragrant ambiance of sacred spaces.
This bodhisattva is the embodiment of transcendental knowledge and perfect wisdom. The painting is an example of a "single deity mandala" (besson mandara). Such mandalas focus on a particular aspect of Dainichi and are used for rituals invoking that aspect.
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The identity of the location in miya mandara is usually easily recogniz- able, as they customarily include architectural and topographical elements that are specifically associated with the particular shrine.
