A Study on Religion Ideas and Pattern of Mandala

• Main Authors: Wu Yung-Shen, 吳永森
• Other Authors: Huang Ting-Chao
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2013
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/95876838270373793927

碩士 === 嶺東科技大學 === 視覺傳達設計研究所 === 101 === The aesthetic of Mandala is always following rites which are the fundamental of Sutra. Tibet Buddha art is the rite of Sutra world and given the pattern from the rites. Mandala is meaning "complete perfection, gathering and sacrificial rites." Also means “enlighten by Buddhism” and it is a subtle space of “limitless macrocosm” and “inner microcosmic.” Mandala art is basic on “showing the understanding of universal creations”, Mandala icon focuses on the purpose to understand the pure mind and open the window to enlighten. The study aimed to the following: 1. To collect information about Mandala, structure meanings of Mandala icons and symbol signs, to analyze their common features and to stressed the unique characteristics for introducing people Mandala. 2. To expect appreciator can enlighten feeling by observation when face Mandala and on the appreciation path of spirit and aesthetic. From the researches, Mandala is a panting of universal, the panting methods are both abstract and concrete and combine plane geometry with solid geometry. Mandalas is always containing the shapes of squares, triangles, circles and concentric diagrams. There are many symbols gathering circle the central core. The pattern structure and arrangement of Mandala means “sacred space”, as well as practical of spiritual sacredness. Key words：Mandala, rite, symbol signs