Editing Sacred geometry (section)

=== In Buddhism ===
[[File:Tibetan Monk creating sand mandala. Washington, DC.jpg|thumb|Tibetan Buddhist Sand Mandala]]
Mandalas are made up of a compilation of geometric shapes. In Buddhism, it is made up of concentric circles and squares that are equally placed from the center. Located within the geometric configurations are deities or suggestions of the deity, such as in the form of a symbol.<ref name=":1">{{Cite book |last1=Brauen |first1=Martin |title=The mandala in Tibetan Buddhism from the book Mandala: Sacred circle in Tibetan Buddhism (Rev. and updated.) |last2=Rubin Museum of Art |publisher=Rubin Museum of Art |year=2009 |location=New York, N.Y. |pages=11}}</ref> This is because Buddhists believe that deities can actually manifest inside the mandala.<ref name=":2">{{Cite journal |last=Sahney |first=Puja |date=2006 |title=In the midst of a monastery: Filming the making of a Buddhist sand mandala |journal=Voices (New York Folklore Society) |volume=32 |issue=1–2 |pages=23 |via=Proquest}}</ref> Mandalas can be created with a variety of mediums. Tibetan Buddhists create mandalas out of sand that are then ritually destroyed. In order to create the mandala, two lines are first drawn on a predetermined grid.<ref name=":1" /> The lines, known as Brahman lines, must overlap at the precisely calculated center of the grid. The mandala is then divided into thirteen equal parts not by a mathematical calculation, but through trial and error.<ref name=":2" /> Next, monks purify the grid to prepare it for the constructing of the deities before sand is finally added. Tibetan Buddhists believe that anyone who looks at the mandala will receive positive energy and be blessed. Due to the Buddhist belief in impermanence, the mandala is eventually dismantled and is ritualistically released into the world.<ref name=":2" />