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The Tantras (special scriptures of Vajrayana Buddhism) frequently refer to mandalas, circles of symbolic forms. Sangharakshita describes the mandala of the five Buddhas, its use as a symbol of psychological and spiritual integration, and the meaning of its sexual symbolism.
Talk given in 1967.
This talk is part of the series Aspects of Buddhist Psychology.
| 1. | Two modes of comunication (4:38) | |
| 2. | Tantras (8:14) | |
| 3. | Features of a mandala (6:44) | |
| 4. | Vairochana (6:07) | |
| 5. | Akshobya (3:42) | |
| 6. | Ratnasambhava (4:26) | |
| 7. | Amitabha (5:32) | |
| 8. | Amoghasiddhi (6:13) | |
| 9. | The mandala unifies disintegration (7:28) | |
| 10. | The mandala as symbol for Enlightenment (4:21) | |
| 11. | The centre and circumference of the mandala (5:16) | |
| 12. | The cremation ground as 'vijnana' (3:05) | |
| 13. | Guardians of the Gates (1:59) | |
| 14. | Sexual symbolism of the tantras (4:56) | |
| 15. | The mandala as means of integration (5:40) |
Total running time: 1:18:21
