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  2. Mandala - Wikipedia

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    A "mandala offering" [23] in Tibetan Buddhism is a symbolic offering of the entire universe. Every intricate detail of these mandalas is fixed in the tradition and has specific symbolic meanings, often on more than one level.

  3. Ashtamangala - Wikipedia

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    Four auspicious symbols. Mandi. Auspicious symbols. Mandi. The dhvaja (Sanskrit; Tibetan: རྒྱལ་མཚན་, THL: gyeltsen) "banner, flag" was a military standard of ancient Indian warfare. The symbol represents the Buddha's victory over the four māras, or hindrances in the path of enlightenment. These hindrances are pride, desire ...

  4. List of occult symbols - Wikipedia

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    The alchemical symbol for the sun and various sun gods. Also the alchemical symbol for gold which is the metal represented by the Sun which is the astral counterpart. Cross of Saint Peter (Petrine Cross) Peter requested to be crucified upside down, as he felt unworthy to die in the same manner as Christ. Used as a symbol of Saint Peter. A very ...

  5. Sacred geometry - Wikipedia

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    Tibetan Buddhist Sand Mandala. Mandalas are made up of a compilation of geometric shapes. In Buddhism, it is made up of concentric circles and squares that are equally placed from the center. Located within the geometric configurations are deities or suggestions of the deity, such as in the form of a symbol. [6]

  6. Vajrayana - Wikipedia

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    Mandalas are symbolic depictions of the sacred space of the awakened Buddhas and Bodhisattvas as well as of the inner workings of the human person. [87] The macrocosmic symbolism of the mandala then, also represents the forces of the human body.

  7. Kalachakra - Wikipedia

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    The Kālacakra Mandala depicts the teachings of the tantra in visual symbolic form. In the Kālacakratantra's cosmology, samsara (cyclic existence) is made up of innumerable Buddha fields and of the five elements or properties (characterized by origination, duration and destruction).

  8. Bindu (symbol) - Wikipedia

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    It is also described as "the sacred symbol of the cosmos in its unmanifested state". [1] [2] Bindu is the point around which the mandala is created, representing the Universe. [3] Bindu is often merged with [seed] (or sperm) and ova.

  9. Hindu iconography - Wikipedia

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    The symbolism also often links the deities with a particular natural or human attribute, or profession. It is important to understand the symbolism, in order to appreciate the allegorical references in not only Hindu scriptures (for instance, Puranic tales ), but also in both ancient and modern secular works of authors from the Indian subcontinent.

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