Tibetan Mandala Art From The Perspective Of Symbolic Aesthetics

Mandala is a transliteration of Sanskrit Mandala.In Buddhism,it is a very imaginative pattern condensed by the sacred and mysterious universe.The mandala figure first appeared in the religious realm of ancient India.Later,with the widespread dissemination of Buddhism in India,it gradually evolved into a religious and cultural phenomenon with symbolic significance and attracted attention in academic circles.In the Buddhist system,the mandala is regarded as a mysterious totem,and it is also a concrete manifestation of the level of wealth attained by Buddhist believers in their practice.Its shape is manifested in many Buddhist arts such as painting,sculpture,architecture,and ritual tools.In terms of appearance,the mandala is more like a square or round altar,and different Bodhisattvas are enshrined in the center according to the needs of different Buddhist rituals,so the mandala is also called a mandala.Based on previous studies,this article analyzes the mandala with the help of symbol aesthetics,and analyzes the various color symbols,geometric symbols,and thing symbols that make up the mandala,so as to produce a more three-dimensional understanding of the mandala..Finally,combined with the Shakyamuni Buddha mandala,a systematic analysis of the various symbolic elements that make up the mandala is carried out to show the time,space,universe and world views that the mandala expresses.The introduction of the first chapter systematically expounds the current research status of mandala at home and abroad from the religious level,artistic characteristics and cultural connotation,and at the same time briefly explains the innovation of this article;The second chapter mainly provides an overview of symbol aesthetics and mandala art.In symbol aesthetics,the one-to-one combination of the signifier and the signified of the sign forms the communication semiology,and the signifier and the signified one cannot be formed.The signification and semiotics of the one-to-one correspondence were compared,and the corresponding similarities and differences were analyzed;the mandala art overview mainly explained the "past and present" of the mandala;The third chapter mainly starts from the color symbols of the mandala,and analyzes the differences between the colors of the mortal world and the color connotation in the mandala from the similarities and differences of the colors in the mandala triple courtyard.Several common color symbols are analyzed to highlight the signifier and signified meaning of each color symbol in the mandala;Chapter 4 expounds the special meaning of "circle" and "square" as geometric figures in the mandala.Among them,"circle" symbolizes the view of time without beginning and end in the Buddha's life,and "square" symbolizes The boundless view of space in the Buddha realm,the combination of radius and circle forms the cosmological view of the Buddha realm.In addition,it also introduces the common swastika,cross vajra,triangle,six-pointed star and heart consciousness in mandalas;Chapter 5 uses the Shakyamuni Buddha Mandala to analyze the seven treasures,eight treasures,dragons,golden-winged birds and other typical artifacts in the mandala,so as to interpret each of the different artifacts in the mandala.Meaning.It makes the reader's understanding of the various symbols in the mandala more three-dimensional.