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ID: 300249866 Page Link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/aat/300249866			Record Type: concept

mandalas (geometric motifs, motifs, ... Design Elements (hierarchy name))

Note: Multifunctional ritual and pictorial modes in which deities occupy purified geometric precincts. They are represented as geometric motifs, often circular and symbolic of the Universe, capable of innumerable variation and meaning in a variety of media.

Terms:

mandalas (preferred,C,U,English-P,D,U,U)

mandalas (Spanish-P,D,U,U)

mandala (C,U,LC,English,AD,U,U)

mandala (Spanish,AD,U,U)

mandala (Dutch,AD,U,U)

maṇḍala (C,U,English,AD,L,SN)

maṇḍala (Sanskrit (transliterated)-P,AD,SN)

曼陀羅 (C,U,Chinese (traditional)-P,D,U,U)

曼荼羅 (C,U,Chinese (traditional),UF,U,U)

màn tuó luó (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Hanyu Pinyin)-P,UF,U,U)

man tuo luo (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Pinyin without tones)-P,UF,U,U)

man t'o lo (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Wade-Giles)-P,UF,U,U)

mandala's (C,U,Dutch-P,D,U,U)

mandara (geometric motif) (C,V,Japanese (transliterated)-P,D,U,U)

Facet/Hierarchy Code: D.DG

Hierarchical Position:

Physical Attributes Facet

.... Design Elements (hierarchy name) (G)

........ design elements (attributes) (G)

............ motifs (G)

................ geometric motifs (G)

.................... mandalas (G)

Additional Parents:

Associated Concepts Facet

.... Associated Concepts (hierarchy name) (G)

........ <religions and religious concepts> (G)

............ religious concepts (G)

................ doctrinal concepts (G)

.................... mandalas (G)

Additional Notes:

Chinese (traditional) ..... 一般來說是指幾何紋飾，通常是環形的，並且象徵著宇宙。它可以由各式各樣的媒材創作而出，有著無數的變化及意義。

Dutch ..... In het algemeen, geometrische motieven, vaak rond en symbolisch voor het universum, geschikt voor eindeloze variatie en betekenis in verschillende media.

Spanish ..... Generalmente, motivos geométricos, a menudo circulares y simbólicos del universo, capaces de innumerables variaciones y significados en una diversidad de medios.

Related concepts:

involves ....	kosthas
................	(geometric motifs, motifs, ... Design Elements (hierarchy name)) [300386137]

Sources and Contributors:

曼陀羅............	[AS-Academia Sinica Preferred]
...........	大英視覺藝術百科全書 Vol. 9,pp. 183
...........	藝術名詞與技法辭典 p. 269

曼荼羅............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
...........	世界建築經典圖鑑 p. 337
...........	印度藝術史概論 p. 65
...........	朗文當代大辭典 p. 1070

mandala............	[AAT-Ned, CDBP-SNPC, VP]
.................	AAT-Ned (1994-)
.................	BHA Subject Headings (1985-)
.................	CDMARC Subjects: LCSH (1988-)
.................	Conservation Information Network. Bibliographic Database [n.d.] Searched 1/5/94
.................	Getty Vocabulary Program rules
.................	Lucie-Smith, Diccionario de Términos de Arte (1997)

maṇḍala............	[CAA-AIIS Preferred]
.................	AIIS AAT, contribution from AIIS EITA (2021-)
.................	EITA Glossary: North India (1989-)

mandalas............	[CDBP-SNPC Preferred, GCI Preferred, VP Preferred, VP-intern Preferred]
.................	AATA database (2002-) 125871 checked 26 January 2012
.................	Avery Index (1963-)
.................	Buswell and Lopez, Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism (2013)
.................	Contributed as a candidate term UCBERK - 11/93
.................	Getty Vocabulary Program rules
.................	McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Art (1969)
.................	Oxford English Dictionary (1989)
.................	Oxford English Dictionary Online (2002-)
.................	Random House Dictionary of the English Language (1987)
.................	Rowland, Art and Architecture of India (1970) 57
.................	Stutley, Illustrated Dictionary of Hindu Iconography (1985)
.................	TAA database (2000-)
.................	Webster's Third New International Dictionary (1961)

mandala's............	[AAT-Ned Preferred]
....................	AAT-Ned (1994-)

mandara (geometric motif)............	[VP, VP-intern]
............................................	Kodansha Encyclopedia of Japan (1983) 99

man t'o lo............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
.......................	TELDAP database (2009-)

man tuo luo............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
.......................	TELDAP database (2009-)

màn tuó luó............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
.......................	TELDAP database (2009-)


Subject: .....	[AAT-Ned, AS-Academia Sinica, CAA-AIIS, CDBP-SNPC, GCI, VP, VP-intern]
............	AAT-Ned (1994-)
............	AATA database (2002-) 125871 checked 26 January 2012
............	AIIS AAT, contribution from AIIS EITA (2021-)
............	EITA Glossary: North India (1989-)
............	Mason, History of Japanese Art (1993) 389
............	McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Art (1969) mandara


Note:
English	..........	[VP, VP-intern]
	..........	Agnew, Reed, Ball, Cave Temples of Dunhuang (2016)
	..........	Buswell and Lopez, Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism (2013)
	..........	EITA Glossary: North India (1989-)
	..........	Scope Note based on Glossary of EITA (written 2021-)
Chinese (traditional)	..........	[AS-Academia Sinica]
	..........	TELDAP database (2009-)
Dutch	..........	[AAT-Ned]
	..........	AAT-Ned (1994-)
Spanish	..........	[CDBP-SNPC]
	..........	TAA database (2000-)

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