RRHa picture of a circle around a square, that represents the universe in the Hindu and Buddhist religions 曼荼罗〔印度教和佛教中象征宇宙的内方外圆图案〕
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mandala• Drepung Loseling lamas will simultaneously begin construction of a Medicine Buddha sand mandala.• In oriental philosophy and religion many devices like the mandala are used for the mind to meditate upon.