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Mandala vs Cosmogram - What's the difference?

mandala | cosmogram | Hyponyms |

Mandala is a hyponym of cosmogram.


As nouns the difference between mandala and cosmogram

is that mandala is (hinduism|buddhism) a graphic depiction of the spiritual universe and its myriad realms and deities while cosmogram is a flat geometric figure depicting a cosmology.

mandala

English

Alternative forms

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Noun

(en noun)
  • (Hinduism, Buddhism) A graphic depiction of the spiritual universe and its myriad realms and deities.
  • (Hinduism, Buddhism) Any ritualistic geometric design, symbolic of the Universe, used as an aid to meditation.
  • A division or book of the Rigveda (of which there are 10).

    • Coordinate terms

    * magic circle

    Quotations

    * (English Citations of "mandala") ----

    cosmogram

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A flat geometric figure depicting a cosmology

    • Hyponyms

    *mandala *schema

    Related terms

    *cosmography

    See also

    *(wikipedia "cosmogram")