Bodhimaṇḍala

Bodhimaṇḍala is a term in Buddhism that means "circle of awakening." Although spelled similarly, a bodhimaṇḍala is not synonymous with a bodhimaṇḍa, which is a bodhisattva's seat of awakening.[1]

Notes

  1. ↑ Thurman, Robert. The Holy Teaching of Vimalakīrti: A Mahāyāna Scripture. 1992. p. 120


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