Please forgive this pedantic correction, but Jerry wrote :
(snip)
> mantra/yantra (the vocalization of the pattern
> encoded in the two-dimensional mandala).
Actually you meant "mantra"
(sacred sound or vocalization)
"Yantras" are 2D geometric visual designs, like Mandalas, but simpler.
Yantras are usually built around triangles, whereas Mandalas
are built around circles and squares.
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Jean-Pierre Lentin
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