Symmetries

When we first started learning about the mandalas and the history behind them i was a bit lost and the thought the only reason that we were there was that this might me an interest/hobby of the professor. Although after listening for some time to the tour guide and trying to understand why we were there it hit me. The Mandalas have a lot of messages that they send out through the shapes and colors and forms of the paintings. I think the professor professor was trying to draw the parallel between the languages of Budhism and mathematics. I believe he was trying to make us think outside the box so we would have an easier time understanding the concept of languages as a whole and then we could transition into the language of mathematics easier. It was a smart idea i believe and i think i understood the message. -Denis Buci (Tue and Thu MTH 4315 at 2:55pm- 4:30pm.