An internet image search for mandalas will reveal many and varied images characterized by rotational symmetries. How do their classifications compare with the Himalayan mandalas in the Rubin Museum?
Mandalas in popular culture
February 19, 2013 Written by Laurence Kirby | 3 Comments
Categories: mandala gallery
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sj139538 // Feb 27th 2013 at 9:17 pm
In the Rubin Museum, some of Himalayan mandalas have not only circles, but also some squares to make them symmetric as well. They have the portray of tiny Buddha in the Mandala to show their respect, and the main color is red, dark green and dark blue. Due to the squares inside of the Mandala, the Himalayan mandalas have four certain direction toward south, west, east and north, which indicate that the power of Buddha is everywhere.
cl090332 // May 23rd 2013 at 6:24 pm
The mandalas in Rubin Museum are the expression of nature and Buddhism. That’s the major propose that Himalayan create these mandalas. They use mandalas to show the world. On the internet, you can find many other mandalas which express different things.
Xin Lin // May 25th 2013 at 12:28 am
The mandalas in Rubin Museum have several classification. One of the classification is Temple structure and it is often used in explain the process in obtain knowledge. Another classification is used to explain the nature. Such mandalas are often associated with the way nature is and how each things are related to each other. The mandalas above is simply a reflection of nature pattern and recurrence of color.