For the unfamiliar, a mandala is a sacred symbol in Hinduism and Buddhism, made from a nest of squares and circles, that represents the cosmos. As the Asian Art Museum put it: "mandalas are not just ...

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As a kid, you might have picked up a coloring book on a rainy day or when your parents needed you to occupy yourself quietly. As an adult, maybe you still enjoy coloring or doodling when you need to ...

A mandala is much more than just a page in a coloring book; mandalas are geometric symbols with a great deal of meaning and symbolism. The word mandala comes from a Sanskrit word that loosely ...