This mandala is in the colours of the rainbow, even if the colour yellow is only subtly visible.
The basic shape of the mandala was created by a segment of tulips and a peony blossom copied into each other. The final version was then copied into each other again with the same source material, which resulted in the iridescent colour effects, and led to the mandala seemingly dissolving in the upper right.
After all, the same thing happens to a rainbow when the sunlight changes again.
Likewise, Buddhist sand mandalas are ritually destroyed again after their completion to symbolise the transience of existence. Viewing a mandala is said to work against the three mental poisons of greed, hatred and delusion, but above all it is used to support meditation.
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