any of various designs symbolizing the universe, usually circular
2. psychology
such a symbol expressing a person's striving for unity of the self
Word origin
Sanskrit: circle
mandala in American English
(ˈmʌndələ)
noun
a circular design containing concentric geometric forms, images of deities, etc. and symbolizing the universe, totality, or wholeness in Hinduism and Buddhism
Word origin
Sans maṇḍala, a circle
Examples of 'mandala' in a sentence
mandala
A glass-walled elevator arrives; they board, and immediately the lobby floor sinks away, a living mandala of shopping, dining, loitering.