| On that day, the monks will dismantle the mandala and deposit the sand in a body of water. |
| Every tantric system has its own mandala, and thus each one symbolizes an existential and spiritual approach. |
| Built in the shape of a 108-sided mandala it is distinguished by many 15th Century murals painted by Nepali artists. |
| Then at the same time the Tathagata dwelt together with bodhisattvas and others in the great stupa, in the mandala of the sphere of phenomena. |
| If there is an image that expresses van Itallie's underlying philosophy, it is a mandala. |
| The mandala, with its divine and esoteric connotations, has been a key construct in temple building since Vedic times. |
