曼荼罗 Traditional form: 曼荼羅 Pinyin (reading): màntúluó Definitions: (Buddhism) (loanword from Sanskrit) mandala Characters: 曼 - long, extended, vast; beautiful 荼 - a bitter vegetable 罗 - gauze, net; to collect, to display Traditional characters: 曼 - long, extended, vast; beautiful 荼 - a bitter vegetable 羅 - gauze, net; to collect, to display