maṇḍala

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See also: mandala and Mandala

English

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Noun

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maṇḍala (plural maṇḍalas)

  1. Alternative spelling of mandala

Quotations

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Old Javanese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Sanskrit मण्डल (maṇḍala, circle).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /man.da.la/
  • Rhymes: -la
  • Hyphenation: man‧da‧la

Noun

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maṇḍala

  1. circle, orb
  2. district, territory
  3. surface
  4. sacred circle
  5. religious community abode
  6. religious community head
  7. celestial path, celestial orbit

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Javanese: ꦩꦤ꧀ꦢꦭ (mandala)
  • Balinese: ᬫᬡ᭄ᬟᬮ (mandala)

Further reading

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  • "maṇḍala" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.

Pali

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Alternative forms

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Noun

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maṇḍala n

  1. circle
  2. disc
  3. round platform
  4. circus ring
  5. round flat surface

Declension

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Descendants

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Further reading

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  • Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “maṇḍala”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead