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powdered sand mandala

TECHNICAL TERM DETAILS (English)

Term powdered sand mandala

Referenced by:
mandala, powdered sand (cross-reference only)
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.

TRANSLATION (Italian)

Translation mandala di polvere di sabbia
masculine
Definition

OTHER TRANSLATIONS

German Mandala aus gestreutem Sand
Italian mandala di polvere di sabbia
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