In all the pictures below, up is east rather than north. The first picture here illustrates the DÄ«ká¹£Ä Maá¹á¸ala described at 2.50â51 with its commentary. As nothing is there said about the colours, the patterns in the picture merely indicate the different parts of the Maá¹á¸ala. The Western symbols have here been used to indicate the placing of the astrological signs; in actual practice, they would probably be indicated by simple circles or perhaps their first letter.
The second picture shows the NavanÄbha (Nine-navel or nine-lotus) Maá¹á¸ala mentioned at 2.187, 199 and 201, following Bühnemann 2003 (colour plate 18). The patterns here indicate different colours, as described in the legend below.
The third picture shows the Sarvatobhadra (Everywhere Auspicious) Maá¹á¸ala, mentioned in the text in several places but not described before the commentary to 19.905. The patterns here as well represent different colours.
