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English
Noun
maṇḍala (plural maṇḍalas)
- Alternative spelling of mandala
Quotations
Old Javanese
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit मण्डल (maṇḍala, “circle”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /man.da.la/
- Rhymes: -la
- Hyphenation: man‧da‧la
Noun
maṇḍala
- circle, orb
- district, territory
- surface
- sacred circle
- religious community abode
- religious community head
- celestial path, celestial orbit
Derived terms
Descendants
Further reading
- "maṇḍala" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.
Pali
Noun
maṇḍala n
- circle
- disc
- round platform
- circus ring
- round flat surface
Declension
Declension table of "maṇḍala" (neuter)
Descendants
Further reading
- Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “maṇḍala”, in Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead