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mandara (曼陀羅) – a mandala, or diagram that contains Buddhist images and illustrates Buddhist cosmology. [1] mandara-dō (曼荼羅堂) – lit. "hall of mandalas", but the name is presently used only for Taimadera's Main Hall in Nara. [1] manji* (卍）- the Japanese name of the swastika, symbol used for Buddhist temples in Japanese maps.
The word swastika is derived from the Sanskrit root swasti, which is composed of su 'good, well' and asti 'is; it is; there is'. [31] The word swasti occurs frequently in the Vedas as well as in classical literature, meaning 'health, luck, success, prosperity', and it was commonly used as a greeting.
The earliest Buddhist art is from the Mauryan era (322 BCE – 184 BCE), there is little archeological evidence for pre-Mauryan period symbolism. [6] Early Buddhist art (circa 2nd century BCE to 2nd century CE) is commonly (but not exclusively) aniconic (i.e. lacking an anthropomorphic image), and instead used various symbols to depict the Buddha.
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Joy or rapture (pīti, Skt. prīti) Relaxation or tranquility ( passaddhi , Skt. prashrabdhi) of both body and mind Concentration ( samādhi ) a calm, one-pointed state of mind, [ 1 ] or "bringing the buried latencies or samskaras into full view" [ 2 ]
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 ...
Yamāntaka (meaning 'terminator of Yama i.e. Death') is the wrathful manifestation of Mañjuśrī, popular within the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism. Other variations upon his traditional form as Mañjuśrī include Namasangiti, Arapacana Manjushri, etc. In Tibetan Buddhism, Mañjuśrī is also an yidam.