title: Creating Mandalas with Sacred Geometry: Color and Draw Mandalas Using Ancient Principles
author:  Susanne F. Fincher 
description: SUSANNE F. FINCHER, MA, is a Jungian-oriented psychotherapist, a licensed professional counselor, a board-certified art therapist, and an internationally known expert on using mandala making for self-exploration. She is also the author of&#160;<i>Creating Mandalas</i>&#160;and the Coloring Mandalas series.
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  ## A UNIQUELY RICH EXPLORATION OF THE MANDALA’S HISTORY AND MEANING.
  
  
  
  
  
  This book offers a detailed history of the genesis and development of the
  mandala—from its prehistory, to the fifth and sixth centuries (when the
  mandala first emerged in India), to the tenth and eleventh centuries, when the
  Kālacakratantra appeared just before the dissolution of Buddhism in India. The
  book also includes exemplars of mandalas from Tibet, Japan, and China.
  
  
  With thorough, helpful illustrations and charts and particular attention to
  proper names, mudras, and mantras that have been overlooked by scholars,
  Tanaka also covers topics such as
  
  
  • geometric patterns,
  
  
  • the arrangement of deities, and
  
  
  • the mandala’s colors and their meaning in Buddhist doctrine.
  
  
  Tanaka’s analysis of the development of the mandala in India is marked by new
  discoveries, critical reassessments, and precise illustrations that will
  advance our comprehension of this