Body of Work/Principle 5
Principle 5
Maṇḍala / Yantra
In plain words
Architecture is field geometry: center, boundary, direction, entry, return.
Inference throughout. Use Respond if the mapping is wrong.
[inference]My reasoning from the sources — mine, not the tradition's.
Tantric source-field
Maṇḍala as sacred field geometry; yantra as visual encoding of the same structure.
Modern failure mode
Feature collections with no center, boundary, or exit.
Technical-system implication
Maṇḍala Canvas: define center, boundary, directions, entry, prohibitions, return.
Human-development implication
Every practice space needs a clear threshold in and a path out.
Example pattern
Onboarding as crossing a boundary — not infinite scroll.