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Original fileThis is a black-and-white linear drawing of a mandala. At the center is a yin-yang symbol enclosed within a circle, which is surrounded by four small circles positioned at the cardinal points. These are contained within a square, which is layered over a larger eight-petaled lotus or geometric star shape, all enclosed within multiple concentric circular borders.
The mandala integrates the Taoist concept of the Taijitu—representing the dynamic duality of yin and yang—with the radial symmetry common to Buddhist and Hindu contemplative mandalas used for focused meditation and spiritual orientation.
I Ching
The central yin-yang symbol is the primary iconographic representation of the cosmological duality described in the I Ching.
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drawing
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Chinese
religious
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