Mukhamandala, Mukhamaṇḍala, Mukha-mandala: 6 definitions

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Mukhamandala means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

In Hinduism

Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

[«previous next»] — Mukhamandala in Shaktism glossary
Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

Mukhamaṇḍala (मुखमण्डल) refers to “the face as a whole”, according to the Ṣaṭsāhasrasaṃhitā, an expansion of the Kubjikāmatatantra: the earliest popular and most authoritative Tantra of the Kubjikā cult.—Accordingly, “Oṃkāra is the great sacred seat within the face as a whole [i.e., mukhamaṇḍala]. The sky (ka) is the head there and is (the sacred seat) called Jāla. The one called Pūrṇa is in the (group of four) called the eye. The one called Kāma is within the teeth. [...]”.

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Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.

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In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

[«previous next»] — Mukhamandala in Mahayana glossary
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra

Mukhamaṇḍala (मुखमण्डल) refers to the “nimbus” (which surrounds only the head).—Cf. Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra (chapter XIV).—The aureole or halo which surrounds the entire body is to be distinguished from the nimbus (mukhamaṇḍala) which surrounds only the head. Sometimes both are represented at the same time on the bas-reliefs of Gandhāra, and especially on the monuments of central Asia; see A. von Le Coq, Bilderatlas zur Kunst Kulturgeschichte Mittel Asiens, Berlin, 1925, fig. 178); fig. 243 (mural painting in cave 103 at Touen-houang); fig. 245 (cave 111); fig. 246 (frieze at Qyzil); fig. 248–249 (statues of seated Buddha at Qyzil).

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Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Mukhamandala in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Mukhamaṇḍala (मुखमण्डल).—the (round) face.

Derivable forms: mukhamaṇḍalam (मुखमण्डलम्).

Mukhamaṇḍala is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms mukha and maṇḍala (मण्डल).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Mukhamaṇḍala (मुखमण्डल):—[=mukha-maṇḍala] [from mukha] n. ‘face-orb’, the face, countenance, [Kāvya literature]

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Mukhamandala in German

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

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