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Modern Maṇḍala Meditation: Some Observations |
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Bühnemann, Gudrun
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| Source |
Contemporary Buddhism: An Interdisciplinary Journal
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| Volume | v.18 n.2 |
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| Date | 2017 |
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| Pages | 263 - 276 |
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| Publisher | Routledge |
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https://www.routledge.com/
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| Location | Abingdon, UK [阿賓登, 英國] |
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| Content type | 期刊論文=Journal Article |
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| Language | 英文=English |
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| Note | Author affiliation: Department of Asian Languages and Cultures, The University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA |
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| Abstract | In recent decades, Buddhist maṇḍalas have become increasingly popular. The creation of the Kālacakra (‘Wheel of Time’) maṇḍala from coloured grains of sand by Tibetan monks can be seen in museums around the world. Maṇḍala colouring books, part of the recent adult colouring book trend, are on display in many bookstores. Maṇḍalas are now perceived as ‘aids’ or ‘tools to meditation’ and designated as ‘meditation diagrams’ and ‘meditational art’. In this paper, I will discuss modern applications of (Buddhist) maṇḍalas in meditation practice. I will also highlight some aspects that set this modern usage apart from traditional functions of maṇḍalas in Buddhist tantric ritual. |
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| Table of contents | Historical overview 263
Modern developments 265
On the modern practice of maṇḍala meditation 267
The slow and attentive process of drawing, painting or creating a maṇḍala 267
The colouring of a maṇḍala template 267
The focusing and resting of one’s gaze upon a maṇḍala 268
On the beneficial effects of maṇḍala meditation 269
On the beneficial effects in general 269
On the beneficial effects of colouring maṇḍala 269
On resulting trance-like meditative states 270
On possible contraindications 271
Concluding remarks 272
Notes 273
References 274 |
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| ISSN | 14639947 (P); 14767953 (E) |
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| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1080/14639947.2017.1373434 |
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| Created date | 2021.02.28 |
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