mandala: Meaning and Definition of

man•da•la

Pronunciation: (mun'dl-u), [key]
— n.
  1. 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.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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