法ほう曼まん荼だ羅ら

noun

dharma mandala; seed-syllable mandala

In Shingon Buddhism, a mandala where each deity is represented by its Sanskrit seed syllable (bīja) rather than an anthropomorphic image. Compare 四種曼荼羅 (ししゅまんだら).

See also: 四種曼荼羅 (ししゅまんだら)

• 法ほう曼まん荼だ羅らは、梵ぼん字じで仏ほとけを表あらわす曼まん荼だ羅らです。

  A dharma mandala is a mandala that represents buddhas using Sanskrit syllables.