A Tibetan manjuvajramandala with 43 deities, measuring 71 by 85 centimetres (28 in × 33 in) and held at the Museo d'Arte Orientale.
Such mandalas are spiritual and ritual
symbols in
Indian religions, representing the
universe. Most mandalas consist of a square with four gates containing a circle with a
center point and exhibit radial
balance. Each gate is generally shaped like a T. Mandalas may be employed for focusing attention of practitioners and adepts, as a spiritual guidance tool, for establishing a
sacred space, and as an aid to
meditation and
trance induction.
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