Mandala of Eight Gates and Other related terms, basically - also called different things
The number of deities arranged around the cores varies, but may range as high as 414.
Also part of Chinese and Tibetian Tradition
Made with grains of sand. Eventually wiped and passed into rivers
To represent impermanence and essence of the soul
Made by monks with 3 -5 years of training
Examples
Drawing - Step by step
Construction
Initial Construction
Construction Lines
Result
References
Hindu Tradition
Basic type of a mandala
Baghor Stone - Considered one of the first yantra’s
Associated similar Stones:
Basic bindi (Centre point) with shapes radiating outwards like:
squares, triangled, circles. hexagons, symbolic lotus petals
Refs
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yantra
Triangles
Downward pointing - Shakti (feminine)
Upward pointing - Shiva (masculine)
Hexagrams
Two equilateral Triangles intertwined - male and female
Lotus
Represents Purity and transcendence
Can have 2, 4, 8, 10, 12, 16, 24, 32, 100, 1000 or more petals
Circle
Represent Manifestation
Square
Represent earth and 4 cardinal directions - doorways included
Represent the qualities of nature
White - Purity
Red - Activity
Black - Inertia
Represent an aid to meditation by acting as the deity
Often either directly represent them, or used as ornaments for their worship
Addition Refs:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Navagraha
https://mapacademy.io/article/mandala/
Golden Ratio
Pi
Fractals
Refs
No matter how far out or how deep in you go, the coast line still looks the same - Self Similarity
Notes
References
