Mandala (disambiguation)

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Mandala is a Sanskrit word meaning "circle". It is a symbol of significance in Hinduism and Buddhism.

It may also refer to:

• The Mandala a rock climing hold

Geography

• Mandala, California
• Blantyre, a city in Malawi, also called Mandala
• Puncak Mandala, a mountain in Papua, Indonesia

Geopolitical history

• Mandal, another word for Tehsil, an administrative division of some countries of South Asia
• Mandala (Southeast Asian political model), a model of political power in the history of Southeast Asia
• Monthon, a former subdivision of Thailand
• Rajamandala, antiquarian South Asia political model

Companies

• Mandala Airlines, a low-cost airline based in Indonesia

People

• Mark Mandala (died 2009), American television executive and President of the ABC

Books

• The 10 books of the Rigveda, a Hindu religious text
• Mandala, a novel by Pearl S. Buck
• Mandala, a novel by Kim Sung-dong

Film and TV

• Mandala (film), a 1981 Korean film
• "Mandala" (Breaking Bad), the eleventh episode of the second season of Breaking Bad

Music

• Synesthesia Mandala Drums, an electronic drum pad

Classical

• Mandala, composition for organ by André Jolivet (1905-1974)
• Mandala, for orchestra by Margaret Brouwer (b.1940)
• Mandala, for orchestra by David Lumsdaine (b.1931)
• Piano Suite No.3 "Mandala, by David Earl (b.1951)
• Mandala Symphony, by Toshiro Mayuzumi (1929-1997)
• "Mandala", by Peter Michael Hamel

Bands

• Mandalaband, a British progressive rock band
• Mandalas (band), a Spanish electronica group
• The Mandala, Mandala (Canadian band), a Canadian R&B and soul band from the 1960s.
• The Coasters Featuring the Mandala All Star Band

Albums

• Mandala (Rx Bandits album), 2009
• Mandala (Kitarō album), 1994
• Mandala 2000: Live at the Kichijoji Mandala II Ruins 2001
• Mandala, album by Deuter 2003
• Mandala, album by Andrea Centazzo
• Mandala, album by Alice Sweet Alice
• Mandala, album by Sigi Schwab
• Mandala, album by The Esoterics

Songs

• "Mandala", a song by Circa Survive, from the album On Letting Go
• "Mandala", a song by Morcheeba, from the album Blood Like Lemonade
• "Mandala", a song by The Dear Hunter, from the album The Color Spectrum
• "The Great Mandala (The Wheel of Life)", a 1967 song written by Peter Yarrow and sung by Peter, Paul and Mary
• "Mandala" by Jan Garbarek Keith Jarrett Keith Jarrett Quartet Composed by Keith Jarrett
• "Mandala" by Kitaro Composed by Kitaro
• "Mandala" by Sally Oldfield
• "Mandala" by Thievery Corporation Composed by Eric Hilton / Rob Garza

See also

• Mandara (disambiguation)