| Term |
powdered sand mandala
Referenced by: mandala, powdered sand (cross-reference only) |
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| Tibetan | rdul-phran-gyi dkyil-'khor |
| Sanskrit | |
| Pali | |
| Definition | A two-dimensional representation, made of powdered colored minerals, which is like an architectural blueprint of the three-dimensional palace, environment, and Buddha-figures of a symbolic world system, and used for conferring a tantric empowerment. |
| German | Mandala aus gestreutem Sand |
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| Italian | mandala di polvere di sabbia |
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