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曼荼羅

曼荼羅

See also: 曼荼罗

Chinese

handsome; large; long Sonchus oleraceus
 
to collect; to gather; to catch; to shift; gauze
trad. (曼荼羅)
simp. (曼荼罗)

Noun

曼荼羅

  1. (Hinduism, Buddhism) mandala

Japanese

Kanji in this term
まん
Hyōgaiji

Hyōgaiji

Grade: S
on'yomi

Etymology

From Sanskrit मण्डल (máṇḍala).

Noun

曼荼羅 (hiragana まんだら, romaji mandara)

  1. (Hinduism, Buddhism) mandala