Mandala

Mandala is taken as sacred space and also as an abode of fully realized beings or deities. In Buddhist and Hindu traditions sacred art often takes a mandala form. The basic form of mandalas is square with four gates containing a circle with a center point. Spiritual and ritual significance. A circle that is a device for Tantric meditation. Round mandala thanka painting is a wonderful piece of art. A representation of the unconscious, self mandala enables one to identify emotional disorders and work towards wholeness in personality. Mandala is regarded as a place separated and protected from the ever-changing and impure outer world of samsara. A place of nirvana and peace.