Etymology of Rajamandala Raja-mandala means ‘circle of kings’. Raja is derived from Sanskrit that means a monarch or princely rulers. The term ‘mandala’ is a Sanskrit word that means "circle". Terminology of Rajamandala According to studies, the term draws a comparison with the mandala of the Hindu and Buddhist worldview. The comparison focuses on the radiation of power from each power center and the non-physical basis of the system. The term was revived 2000 years later and several metaphors were used to describe mandala. It was revived as a consequence of Twentieth Century efforts to comprehend patterns of diffuse but coherent political power. Social anthropologist Tambiah's idea of a ‘galactic polity’, describe such political patterns as the mandala. Historian Victor Lieberman preferred the metaphor of a "solar polity” to describe the mandala. In the solar system, there is one central body, the sun, and the components or planets of the solar system and it is the same in mandala system. Then British historian O. W. Wolters established that the "Rajamandala" concept of ancient India was the prototype for the Mandala model of South East Asian political systems in later centuries. This article is a stub. You can enrich by adding more information to it. Send your Write Up to content@indianetzone.com |
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