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Mandala vs Mancala - What's the difference?

mandala | mancala |

As nouns the difference between mandala and mancala

is that mandala is (hinduism|buddhism) a graphic depiction of the spiritual universe and its myriad realms and deities while mancala is (games|board games) a generic name applied to various board games in which a move consists of emptying a pit and then its contents are sown one by one into ensuing pits.

mandala

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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") ----

    mancala

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia mancala) (en noun)
  • (games, board games) A generic name applied to various board games in which a move consists of emptying a pit and then its contents are sown one by one into ensuing pits
  • (games) A synonym for Kalah, a mancala game invented in the USA in 1940

    • See also

    * wari

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