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Mandalas

The mandala is a circular representation of the cosmos in its connection with divine powers. It is a symbol of human wholeness and often used as an instrument of contemplation. (This gallery has over 25,000 hits with an average of 14 hits per day.)
Rose Window, Cathedral of Notre Dame, Paris Four squares, American Indian Tibetan tangka, late 14th century Fractal #41 by Thomasz Dziubinski Photography, modern
Sun mask, Northwest coast American Indian Missal, Germany, 13th century Aztec calendar, 1479 Tibetan mandala, 18th century
Krishna dances with sheperdesses, India, 17th century Vishnu, Nepal, 1420 Dali Christ by Paul Heussenstamm, modern Tree of Death and Life from the Archbishop of Salzburg's missal,1481
Leonardo's knot, Italy, circa 1500 Japanese mandala, 17th century Navaho sand painting By Emma Kuntz, Switzerland, 20th century
By Carl Jung, Switzerland, 20th century The Castle by Carl Jung, Switzerland, 20th century Game of Spheres, 20th century Fresco, West Bhutan
The Sun, wire construction by Richard Lippold, 20th century Burning bush icon, Russia, 18th century The Perfect Man, 2,500 BC Chinese mirror, Han Dynasty (206 BC to 220 AD)
Roman mosaic, 1st century Wheel of Salvation sun dial, Sun Temple, Orissa, India, 13th century Mandala with seven-headed naga, Krabi, Thailand Japanese sand mandala
Sand mandala of Kalachakra Yamantaka sand mandala Mountains and Tents, American Indian Womb of the World, Japan, circa 1750
Kaleidoscope, modern, computer generated Kaleidoscope quilt, USA, modern Eyes Mandala by Paul Heussenstamm, modern Mirrored moons, American indian
Aquarius, from a Book of Hours, Italy, circa 1475 Perpetual motion and perpetual rest simultaneously, Rajasthan, India, 17th century The Cosmic Form of Vishnu, Rajasthan, India, 18th century Rose window, Chartres Cathedral, France
Mandala for astronomical computation and meditation, Kangru, India, 18th century Mandala-yantras for serial meditation, tangka, Nepal, 19th century Mandalas of the dead representing deities of the other world, Tibet, 19th century Goddess of Earth and Plenty, Nepal, 16th century
Astrologer's map, Holland, 17th century Chinese mirror #2, Han Dynasty, 206 BC to 220 AD Altar fan, western Europe, 13th century Mount Meru, gilt bronze offering, Northern China, 18th century
Sun wheel, paleolithic Vocal vibration, natural mandala Snow crystal, natural mandala Drawing of a lotus
Dance of Spring, culminating in the union of Gopis with Krishna, Jaipur, India, circa 1800 Adam and Eve, miniature, Florence, Italy Union of Wisdom and Compassion, Tibet Wheel of life
Sound wave, natural mandala Laquerware plate, Thailand, 2001 Modern celtic mandala Four seasons, American indian
Healing Presence by Paul Heussenstamm, modern Angels turning the Wheel of Life, miniature, France, 14th century Mandala of heightened consciousness, Tibet, 19th century Tibetan thangka (Rudin Museum, NYC, USA)
Mandala for man-cosmos unity, Nepal, 18th century Varuna mandala-yantra, Benares, India Unity of cosmic consciousness, Nepal, circa 1700 Diagram of the cosmos, Rajasthan, India, 18th century
Stone, natural mandala, Rajasthan, India Spiral nebula, natural mandala Samye, Tibet, a town built as a mandala in the 8th century

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Hubert Steed 22-Mar-2008 15:29
Thank you very much for sharing this interesting and beautiful gallery. V
Jola Dziubinska 28-Aug-2007 23:24
Beautifu collection, vote.
Susanne v. Schroeder 27-Aug-2007 23:45
What an amazing collection you have here. Very educational, thanks for sharing.
marie-jose wolff 15-Aug-2007 00:22
wonderful collection!
very harmonious compositions! V
Marjan Schavemaker 23-Feb-2007 11:49
Great gallery, John! -V-
Eric Walters 13-Dec-2006 17:20
Those mandalas are awesome especially the aztec calender
Frank Ubachs 02-Oct-2006 10:04
Hello John,

A friend of mine, who has lived in Thailand and knows that I am interested in Boeddha, let me know of your beautiful site! I love it!!! Thanks for that, you give me a new step on my path to... finding myself!

Many greetings with 'love', Frank Ubachs
isogood 29-Mar-2006 07:08
Hi john
so many beautiful pictures in your galleries, but this is one of my preferred
best rgds
Patrick
odkd 27-Oct-2005 12:49
These mandalas are really interesting i think the Tibetan Mandalas are the coolest. It must take so much time and effort to make one.
Carol 19-Sep-2005 05:58
You have opened my eyes to see the mandala form in far more incarnations.
len & joan weinstock 24-Jun-2005 17:36
Great, inspiring work. If interested, please view my Digital Mandalas at http://www.pbase.com/lenw/digital_mandalas
Dave Orchid 21-Nov-2004 21:24
Awesome collection of mandalas. I create mandalas with fractals & I also place buddhas in front of them. You can view them at my website my email goes to.
Namaste
Felix Wong 14-Jun-2004 16:44
Very nice photo
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