Mandalas in Art

Most mandalas found in art were created to reflect religious beliefs. In ancient times mandalas were created to depict visions and beliefs related to an individual's religion.

Native Americans create a mandala in the form of a medicine wheel. The Ancient Aztec calendar is not only used for timekeeping but also an expression of their religious beliefs.

The mandala image is used by Tibetans to expression great religious significance. They also use it in meditation. It is believed that meditating on the symbols within the mandala designs and slowly moving your focus to the center you will find the meaning within. Even the creation of the sand mandala mentioned previously is considered a form of deep meditation. 

Some inspiration words for my Mandala paintings

Silence is the universal refuge, the sequel to all dull discourses and all foolish acts, a balm to our every chagrin, as welcome after satiety as after disappointment.  ~Henry David Thoreau

In the attitude of silence the soul finds the path in an clearer light, and what is elusive and deceptive resolves itself into crystal clearness.  Our life is a long and arduous quest after Truth.  ~Mahatma Gandhi

One certainly has a soul; but how it came to allow itself to be enclosed in a body is more than I can imagine.  I only know if once mine gets out, I'll have a bit of a tussle before I let it get in again to that of any other.  ~Lord Byron

Say not, "I have found the truth," but rather, "I have found a truth."  Say not, "I have found the path of the soul."  Say rather, "I have met the soul walking upon my path."  For the soul walks upon all paths.  The soul walks not upon a line, neither does it grow like a reed.  The soul unfolds itself, like a lotus of countless petals.  ~Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet, 1923

Pink wheel Mandala

Pink wheel Mandala

Pink wheel Mandala is an original acrylic painting. Size is 29 x 29 cm. It represents the wheel of transformation.

The wheel (Skt. chakra; Tib. 'khor lo) is one of the most important Buddhist symbols, as it represents the teachings of the Buddha. The Buddha was the one who "turned the wheel of the dharma" and thus the wheel symbol is the Dharmachakra, or "wheel of law." The Tibetan term for this symbol, chos kyi'khor lo, means "the wheel of transformation."

Pink wheel Mandala is available as a original painting, as a giclee print or as a poster. 

Dragonfly dream Mandala

Dragonfly dream Mandala

This is the Dragonfly dream Mandala, inspired with native Indian art. It is an original acrylic painting on paper, sizes 24,5 x 24,5 cm.

The dragonfly, in almost every part of the world symbolizes change and change in the perspective of self realization; and the kind of change that has its source in mental and emotional maturity and the understanding of the deeper meaning of life.

The traditional association of Dragonflies with water also gives rise to this meaning to this amazing insect. The Dragonfly’s scurrying flight across water represents an act of going beyond what’s on the surface and looking into the deeper implications and aspects of life.

Dragonfly dream Mandala is available as a original painting, as a giclee print or as a poster.

The Sacred Art of Sand Mandala

Sand Mandalas

  Mandala means literally “that which extracts the essence.” There are many different types of mandalas used by Tibetan Buddhists. They can be created in either two or three dimensions. On the tour the monks create two-dimensional sand mandalas. These are the most creative and labor-intensive, requiring incredible amounts of concentration.

Each sand mandala is a cosmic diagram that represents the dwelling place or celestial mansion of a deity. The Menla mandala, for example, represents the dwelling of the Medicine Buddha, who embodies the perfection of the physical and mental health of all beings. There are multi‑layered symbolic images throughout the ‘palace,’ where iconography, placement, and color all have significance. Additionally, to the learned Tibetan Buddhist monk, the mandala represents his vision of the entire universe.

According to Tibetan Buddhist history, the purpose, meaning and the techniques involved in the spiritual art of the sand mandala creation were taught by Buddha Sakyamuni in the 6th century B. C. in India.  Mandalas are created for rituals of initiation and for meditations; it is also created to purify the environment and its inhabitants to promote harmony in the world.

In the past, sand mandalas were made with the powdered results of the grinding of precious stones‑ turquoise, lapis lazuli, coral, powdered gold and silver, and many other cherished and priceless materials. Today white stones are ground and dyed with opaque water colors to produce the bright tones found in the sand paintings.

Depending upon the mandala, it can take between 3 days to 2 weeks to complete. Most of the ones created on the tour are completed in 3 to 5 days. Upon completion of the mandala there is a very special ritual to bless the mandala and it is then ritually dissolved. As a lesson in impermanence the blessed sand is swept up into a pile then small portions are offered to those present. The rest of the sand is taken to a body of water where, after a short ceremony, it is poured into the water to bless and purify the surrounding environment and all sentient beings living there.

 

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Sweety Mandala

Sweety Mandala is an acrylic painting finished with Photoshop.

Bright Star Mandala
This Mandala is an acrylic painting representing one very bright Star in our galaxy. Star is symbol of hope, intuition and belief. 
24.5 x 24.5 cm

Violet orange Mandala
Acrylic painting on paper finished with Photoshop. Violet relates to spiritual awareness and orange relates to self respect.

    

Blue flower Mandala

This Mandala is an acrylic painting finished with Photoshop. Blue is the color of Spirit.

Rainbow Mandala
Rainbow Mandala is my first Mandala. It is an acrylic painting. Rainbow is a symbol of heavenly glory and of celestial wonder. It serve as a bridge between earth and paradise.
30 x 30 cm

Night Mandala 

Acrylic on paper. Night Mandala is connected with dreams, intuition and imagination.

21 x 21 cm 

Lavander Mandala
This Mandala is an acrylic painting. Inspired with lavanda flower.
21 x 21 cm

Golden wheel Mandala
Acrylic on paper. 
29 x 29 cm

Blue Mandala

Blue Mandala is an acrylic painting finished with Photoshop.

 

 Orange flower Mandala

Orange governs the Sacral Chakra situated in the lower abdomen. Acrylic on paper. 

Mooladhara Chakra

The first chakra

 "The first chakra is situated below the sacrum bone in which resides the Kundalini, and its main aspect is the innocence. Innocence is the quality by which we experience pure, childlike joy, without the limitations of prejudice or conditionings. Innocence gives us dignity, balance, and a tremendous sense of direction and purpose in life."

"The first centre is called the Mooladhara centre. It has four petals (sub-plexuses), is placed below the triangular bone, and is responsible on the physical level of the manifestation of the pelvic plexus which looks after all our excretion, inclusive of sex activity. When the Kundalini rises, then this centre becomes inactive in the excretion functions but active in the support of the rising of the Kundalini. Though the Kundalini has to rise through six centres, the first centre of Mooladhara protects the purity of chastity of the Kundalini at the time of its awakening."

"Before human beings were created, before the Earth and sky, long before the sun, the moon, and the galaxies, I filled everything with holiness and innocence. Single-handedly the Mother Holy Spirit, Adi Shakti, created Me first to guard and protect Her everywhere. My total surrender to Her and My exclusive alliance to Her can remove any obstacle. In your body I am innocence, wisdom and spontaneity. I am the sanctity of the marriage union and the blessing of saintly children. When Kundalini awakens My presence in you, you regain your lost innocence. She overcomes all of His enemies outside, as well as those within your being. I am the Everlasting Child and the sparkles of My innocence radiate the universe in a constant flow of bliss." 

What is mandala?

 

About Mandala

 

 

What is mandala? Mandala is `circle´ in the Sanskrit language, and mandala art refers to symbols that are drawn, sketched or painted in a circular frame. Mandala art has been used throughout the world as a process of self-expression, in the service of personal growth and spiritual transformation. Tibetan Buddhism has employed mandala art for thousands of years to capture the images of gods which it believes. Navajo sand painters use them in their healing rites. Many native people use the Medicine Wheel, a mandala form, to connect to earth energies and the wisdom of nature.

 

  

Mandala art

Mandala



"Mandala art has been used throughout the world for self-expression, spiritual transformation, and personal growth. Mandala is the ancient Sanskrit word for circle and is seen by Tibetans as a diagram of the cosmos. It is used by Native Americans in healing rituals and in Christian cathedrals the labyrinth is a mandalic pattern used as a tool for meditation. An archetypal symbol of wholeness, the mandala was used as a therapeutic art tool by psychologist Carl Jung, who believed creating mandalas helped patients to make the unconscious conscious" 

In creating a mandala we open ourselves to all the possibilities that exist inside and outside of us. A mandala can take any form and there are many natural mandala forms to be found in nature. Mandalas capture a moment in time, embodying it as a circular picture or object. The circle is a potent and universal symbol of wholeness and eternity. The earth we walk on is a circular globe and the sun, moon and stars are all circles