Mandela

As an Architectural Module of Buddhist Temples in Mongolia

Abstract

The article examines the problem of using the mandala as a design module for creating Buddhist temples in Mongolia. The authors explore the adaptive features of Buddhism in Mongolia and analyse the possibilities of the mandala as a module for designing a Mongolian temple. Based on the works of Lokesh Chandra, the authors choose the mandala dedicated to the deity Chakra Samvara as an empirical component, which becomes widespread in Buddhist Mongolia due to its compliance with the basis of the Mongolian worldview. The theoretical theses of the authors are confirmed in the recreation of a conventional temple in the traditions of the yurt Mongolian temples of the 18th century.