Final

I added the bird prints walking over the face of the tree stump to break up the circular shapes a little. I also felt these needed to be darker and a bit more obvious than the twigs.
The fig 1. 2, 3 and 4 refer the scientific names of the deer, owl, bear and fox, and is a text book reference, adding a kind of diagram dimension to the woodland mandala. After all how could I leave out the library book images which taught me so much in the beginning of this project?

I guess it was kind of naughty of me...

not to begin with researching the traditional Tibetan Buddhist Mandala, so here are the main things I've discovered:

* Mandala, meaning circle or completion, is a symbolic representation of the unconscious self or the universe.
* The Mandala is linked to the Buddhist set of teachings which promote a deepened understanding of life.
* Structure symbolises the aerial view of a multilevel palace, alluding to the varying levels of consciousness.
* The centre of the mandala contains the principle deity, surrounded by four entrances all of which is contained in a circle.
* There is a whole language of symbols related to buddhist teachings like the diamond, bell, vajra, dharma wheel and the lotus, but more of that here www.jyh.dk/indengl.htm