大曼荼羅

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Dictionary Definition:

(大曼) The greatmaṇḍala; one of four groups of Buddhas and bodhisattvas of the esoteric school. The esoteric word 阿 "a " is styled the greatmaṇḍala-king.

Source: A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms -- by William Edward Soothill and Lewis Hodous