Mandalas are n-dimensional arrays that interconnect a set of teachings into a navigatabale structure that teaches the movement of such teachings by way of their arrangement.
For example, we have teachings of the five tathagatas arranged here in the form of a table.
| Akshobya | Ratnasambhava | Amitabha | Amoghasiddhi | Vairochana |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Immutable | Jewel-Producing | ♾️ Infinite Light | Unobstructed | |
| Success | Illuminator | |||
| ➡️ East | ⬇️ South | ⬅️ West | ⬆️ North | 🫶 Center |
| 🌅 Dawn | 🕛 Noon | 🌄 Sunset | 🌃 Midnight | |
| 💎 Vajra | 🟡 Jewel | 🪷 Lotus | ⚔️ Vajra Sword | ⚜️ Gold Dharmachakra |
| 🐘 Elephant | 🐎 Horse | 🦚 Peacock | 🕊 Garuda | 🦁 Lion |
| 👇 Earth-touching | 🤲 Supreme Giving | 🧘♂️ Meditation | 🪬Fearless (abhaya) | Turning the ☸️ Wheel |
| hum | tram | hrih | ah ༁ | om ༀ |
| 🗣 om vajra akshobhya hum | 🗣 om ratnasambhava tram | 🗣 om amiddeva hrih | 🗣 om amoghasiddhi ah hum | 🗣 om vairochana hum |
| 🪞Mirror-like Wisdom | 👯 Sameness Wisdom | 🧠 Discriminating Wisdom | 🙌 All-Accomplishing | 🌌 Dharmadhatu |
| 🔄 Hatred | 🔄 Pride | 🔄 Greed | 🔄 Envy | 🔄 Ignorance |
| Form | Feeling | Recognition | Volition | Consciousness |
| 💦 Water | 🪨 Earth | 🔥 Fire | 🌬 Air | Space |
| Relative Alaya | Manas | Mano | Sense | Absolute Alaya |
| Joyous Land | Glorious Land | Happy Land | Land of Perfected Good Actions | All-Pervading Circle (Ghanavyuga) |
| Vajra Heruka | Ratna Heruka | Padma Heruka | Karma Heruka | Buddha Heruka |
| Kshitigarbha, Maitreya | Akashagarbha, Samantabhadra | Avalokiteshvara, Manjushri | Vajrapani, Sarvanivaranavishkambhin | |
| Heart | Navel | Throat | Base | Crown |
| Hell Realm | Human Realm | Hungry Ghost | Asuras (titans) | Gods |
| 🪄 Destruction | 🪄 Enriching | 🪄 Attraction | 🪄 Pacifying all functions | 🪄 Pacifying |