mandala-曼陀羅,密宗視其為冥思的視覺輔助工具,是可以實現心靈的圖案。
因為曼陀羅源來自於內心的衝動及自省的感悟。
在古印度的梵語中,是由MANDA 和 LA兩個語詞合成的,MANDA表示事物的本質、精髓、妙趣;LA表示成就、一切的意思。後來成為佛教儀式的一種工具
能夠幫助人重新找到通往心靈的道路。
作為靜思冥想的工具,曼陀羅是由一個中心點向外放射的圓形和方形構成的神聖幾何圖形,充分體現了「圓滿」這一詞語的內涵,是神聖世界的顯現,代表著自我的小宇宙,是佛教修行者致力達到的理想世界,是純粹的本我的象徵。
來自尼泊的爾純手工銀質曼陀羅掛墜。
古老神性與現代美感的完美結合。
每一個都是純手工打制。
儘管款式並非獨一無二,但如此美飾你絕不會輕易遇見第二個。
給自己一個寧靜的禮物,讓它助你找到通往內心的路。
mandala: Buddhist Tantric Diagrams
Mandalas are used in the rituals of tantric initiation. They are constructed at the beginning of the initiation, out of grains of colored sand carefully placed on a specially prepared platform. Thus mandalas, like Vedic altars, are temporary structures built of impermanent materials. But while the mud-bricks of altars are simply abandoned after the ritual sacrifice, mandalas are deliberately destroyed, their sand swept up upon completion of the initiation and and poured into a nearby stream or river
All monks at Tibetan Buddhist monasteries are required to learn how to construct mandalas as part of their training. The learning process is two-fold, including the memorization of texts that specify the names, lengths, and positions of the primary lines that define the basic structure of mandalas, as well as the manual techniques of drawing and pouring sand. These texts, however, do not describe every line, nor every detail of each mandala, but rather serve as mnemonic guides to the complete forms of mandalas that must be learned from the repeated practice of construction under the guidance of experienced monks.