Listen "The Bodhimanda"
Episode Synopsis
Our theme on mandalas continues with todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte as we learn about the origins of the mandala in Buddhist practice. An excerpt from the third talk on The Mandala of the Five Buddhas, Ratnasambhava and the Mandala by Ratnaprabha. Here he describes the early origins of the mandala as the Bodhi-manda, the circle of awakening. Given at Padmalokaand#8217;s 2012 Winter Retreat on the Mandala as part of the series The Mandala of the Five Buddhas.
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