Mandala

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

mandala
    n 1: any of various geometric designs (usually circular)
         symbolizing the universe; used chiefly in Hinduism and
         Buddhism as an aid to meditation

from The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)

Mandala

   <language> A system based on {Concurrent Prolog}, developed at
   {ICOT}, Japan.

   ["Mandala: A Logic Based Knowledge Programming System",
   K. Furukawa et al, Intl Conf 5th Gen Comp Sys 1984].

   (1995-11-23)