In Hinduism

Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

Mukhamaṇḍala (मुखमण्डल) refers to “the face as a whole”, according to the Ṣaṭsāhasrasaṃhitā, an expansion of the Kubjikāmatatantra: the earliest popular and most authoritative Tantra of the Kubjikā cult.—Accordingly, “Oṃkāra is the great sacred seat within the face as a whole [i.e., mukhamaṇḍala]. The sky (ka) is the head there and is (the sacred seat) called Jāla. The one called Pūrṇa is in the (group of four) called the eye. The one called Kāma is within the teeth. [...]”.

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Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.

In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra

Mukhamaṇḍala (मुखमण्डल) refers to the “nimbus” (which surrounds only the head).—Cf. Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra (chapter XIV).—The aureole or halo which surrounds the entire body is to be distinguished from the nimbus (mukhamaṇḍala) which surrounds only the head. Sometimes both are represented at the same time on the bas-reliefs of Gandhāra, and especially on the monuments of central Asia; see A. von Le Coq, Bilderatlas zur Kunst Kulturgeschichte Mittel Asiens, Berlin, 1925, fig. 178); fig. 243 (mural painting in cave 103 at Touen-houang); fig. 245 (cave 111); fig. 246 (frieze at Qyzil); fig. 248–249 (statues of seated Buddha at Qyzil).

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Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Mukhamaṇḍala (मुखमण्डल).—the (round) face.

Derivable forms: mukhamaṇḍalam (मुखमण्डलम्).

Mukhamaṇḍala is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms mukha and maṇḍala (मण्डल).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Mukhamaṇḍala (मुखमण्डल):—[=mukha-maṇḍala] [from mukha] n. ‘face-orb’, the face, countenance, [Kāvya literature]

[Sanskrit to German]

Mukhamandala in German

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Mukhamaṇḍala (मुखमण्डल):—n. orb of the face; appearance; countenance;

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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Mukha, Mandala.

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Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)

Appendix 3 - The usual light (prakṛtiprabhā) of the Buddha < [Chapter XIV - Emission of rays]

6. Birth and the thirty-two marks (lakṣaṇa) < [Part 4 - The Bodhisattva in the Abhidharma system]

Act 4: The Buddha stretches out his tongue and smiles a third time < [Chapter XIV - Emission of rays]

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Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)

Verse 1.2.214 < [Chapter 2 - The Lord’s Appearance]

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