Mandala
Mandala (Sanskrit, "circle") is a sacred geometric image, generally circular, representing the universe and the soul. Central in Tibetan Buddhism (sand mandalas of Kalachakra) and Tantric Hinduism. Carl Jung introduced the mandala to Western psychology as universal archetype of psychic wholeness; he drew personal mandalas daily.
Common elements
- Center — point of unity (in Buddhism: bindu).
- Circular structure — wholeness.
- Geometric symmetry — order, balance.
- Four cardinal directions — opening to the world.