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consisting of concentric squares and circles drawn on the ground and representing that adamantine plane of being on which the aspirant to
Buddhahood wishes to establish himself. The unfolding of the tantric ritual depends on the mandala; and where a material mandala is not employed, the adept
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The term sādhanā means "methodical discipline to attain desired knowledge or goal". Sadhana is also done for attaining detachment from worldly things, which itself can be the goal. A person undertaking such a practice is known in
Sanskrit as a
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