Center · Śraddhā (Faith / Orientation)
The innermost point of orientation: why the seeker or system is engaging with knowledge at all. This is where intent, devotion, and direction live.
Sanskrit Mandala Model (SMM)
The Sanskrit Mandala Model (SMM) is a layered framework inspired by classical Sanskrit, Vedic cosmology, and modern systems thinking. It arranges cognition into nested rings — from raw perception to realized wisdom — and uses Sanskrit categories as scaffolding for both human and AI reasoning.
Layers
Ring 1 · Nāma (Naming / Discrimination)
How things are named, distinguished, and classified. In SMM this includes both Sanskrit lexical structure and the idea of ‘right naming’ in cognition.
Ring 2 · Rūpa (Form / Structure)
The shapes that knowledge takes: patterns, forms, and containers. This includes grammar, templates, and repeating structural motifs.
Ring 3 · Līlā (Play / Dynamics)
How knowledge moves, interacts, and transforms in practice — scenarios, stories, and dynamic interactions.
Ring 4 · Phala (Fruit / Outcomes)
Observable results: behavior, character shifts, decisions, and systems built from the inner rings.
Suggested practices
- Use the SMM rings as headings when outlining a book, course, or AI model spec.
- Map an existing spiritual text into the SMM layers to see where themes cluster.
Related mandalas
- Universal Knowledge Mandala (UKM)