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The mandala symbolism as the centre of the world shapes not only the cities, the temples and royal palaces but also the most modest human habitation. The address of primitive peoples is commonly built from a center post and put its people in contact with the three levels of existence: lower, middle and top. The housing for it is not just a shelter, but the creation of the world that he, imitating the gestures divine, is to maintain and renew. Thus, the mandala represents for the man inside his shelter where allows a reunion with God. A good example of typical Brazilian mandala, from the architecture, is the floor, the Cathedral of Brasilia.

In terms of visual arts, the mandala is always great profusion of color and represents an object or picture that helps in concentration to reach other levels of contemplation. There is a symbolism involved and a wide variety of designs depending on the origin.

Originally created in chalk, the mandalas are a sacred space of meditation. Currently are made with sand from India. Normally divided into four sections, aims to be an exercise in meditation and contemplation. The purpose of art in the Tibetan Buddhist culture is to strengthen the Four Noble Truths. The mandalas are considered important for the preparation of primers to Buddhism in order to prepare them for the study of the meaning of enlightenment.

The process of building a mandala is a form of meditation constant. It is a very slow process, with meticulous movements. The great benefit for people who contemplate from the mandala is the fact that the imagined mentally constructed a detailed three-dimensional structure.

In the process of building a madala, art becomes a religious ceremony and religion will be transformed into art. When a mandala is completed it represents itself as an extremely colorful construction. After the cycle is cut and the sand is usually deposited in water. Only one party is saved and offered to participants.

A monk begins the destruction circular drawing lines with his finger, then spread sand and put in an urn. When the sand is all collected, they erase the lines that served to guide the construction and depose the sand in the waters of the river.

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During the practices of Sadhana it is common offering of mandalas to Buddha. Here the mandala represents a pure world with the mountain in central position and all continents around it full of offerings precious metals and jewels. The mandala is symbolized by mounds of barley or a specific mudra. At the end of Sadhana the merit of this act of generosity is dedicated to enlightenment of all beings.

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Mandala is a Sanskrit word that means circle, a geometric representation of the dynamic relationship between man and the cosmos. In fact all mandalas are the exposure of plastic and visual feedback to the unit by the demarcation of a sacred space and an update of a divine time.
In primitive societies the cosmic cycle which had the image of a circular path (circle), was identified as the year. The symbolism of eternity and sanctity of the temple appears clearly in the structure of Mandala shrines of all eras and civilizations. Since the architectural plan of the temple is a work of the gods and is very near the center of them, this sacred place is free from all corruption land. Hence the association of churches to cosmic mountains and the function they perform liaison between Earth and heaven. An example we have an enormous construction of the temple of Borobudur in Java, Indonesia. Other examples we can cite is the Christian basilicas and cathedrals of the early church, designed as the imitation of Jerusalem Celeste representing an orderly image of the cosmos the world.

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