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People who are familiar with tattoos should not be familiar with this pattern of a mandala.

I am often asked what this pattern represents, what its meanings, and so on. I’ll tell you its secrets today.

In Sanskrit mandala means "circle" and "disc". It is also generally considered to be a symbol of the universe.

Hindu Tantra and Buddhism Tantra will also use this pattern in religious ceremonies and meditation. The basic form of the mandala is a circle surrounded by a square. There are 4 gates with a central point. The gate is generally T-shaped.

Thangka's mandala painting
In different religious cultures, the expression and meaning of the mandala will be slightly different.
Hinduism
In Hinduism, the mandala is considered to represent the dwelling place of God. It's used for chanting, worship or meditation. The mandala's well-designed symbolic geometric pattern can summon God to meet the practitioner.

Vishnu's Datura
Buddhism
The mandala represents the nature of pure land and the heart of enlightenment. In this way, the core essence of Vajrayana’s doctrine is expressed, that is, “representing the epitome of various divine forces in the universe”

In the painting, it is the 17th century Tibet "Five God Mandala", in the middle it is Rakta Yamari (the red enemy of death), holding his companion Vajra Vitali in his arms, it is red, green, white and yellow Yamaris at the corner, Rubin Art Museum
The outer circle of fire usually symbolizes wisdom. The eight Chanel rings represent the warnings of Buddhists. Always remember the impermanence of death and the pervasiveness in reincarnation.

Buddha Mandala is part of the death ceremony of the Nepalese Buddhist Newwa people
Mandala is often used by Tantric Buddhism to help meditation. It represents “support for meditation.” By understanding the pure land of “image”, people learn to understand that experience itself is pure and a way of enlightenment.

Vajrayana Mandala
Central American civilization
In the Mayan culture, it tends to present the calendar in a form similar to the mandala. It is similar in form and function to the "wheel of time" of Tibetan Buddhism. Now the symbol is often used in some rituals.

Maya Tzolk'in wheel, from 498 AD
And the sunstone of the Aztec civilization was once thought to be equivalent to the wheel of time. In some ways, it resembles the mandala. The face of its stone center represents the Aztec god Tonatiuh.

Aztec sunstone
Christian
The form commonly used in Christianity is the form of the mandala that represents the journey from the outside world to the sacred inner world.

Marsh Chapel's mandala window
Although the meaning of the mandala is different in different cultures, it generally represents a way of gaining wisdom and gaining inner peace.
I have been watching for a long time. I feel that I will definitely enter a certain state of meditation.

Do you like mandala? Do you want to get a tattoo like this?

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