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Mandala

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man⋅da⋅la

[muhn-dl-uh]
–noun
1. Oriental Art. a schematized representation of the cosmos, chiefly characterized by a concentric configuration of geometric shapes, each of which contains an image of a deity or an attribute of a deity.
2. (in Jungian psychology) a symbol representing the effort to reunify the self.

Origin:
1855–60; < Skt maṇḍala circle
man·da·la   (mŭn'də-lə)   
n.  Any of various ritualistic geometric designs symbolic of the universe, used in Hinduism and Buddhism as an aid to meditation.

[Sanskrit maṇḍalam, circle.]
man·dal'ic (mŭn-dāl'ĭk) adj.

mandala 
1859, from Skt. mandala "disc, circle."

Mandala language
A system based on Concurrent Prolog, developed at ICOT, Japan.
["Mandala: A Logic Based Knowledge Programming System", K. Furukawa et al, Intl Conf 5th Gen Comp Sys 1984].
(1995-11-23)

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