Mandala Coloring Pages

Mandalas are Buddhist symbols, perfect circles that do not need any additions. They are drawn for many different occasions. Coloring mandalas is a practice that encourages the ability to be alone with your thoughts, use imagination, and stay within clear boundaries. Designs fully enclosed in a circle are called zendalas.

For mandala and zendala coloring pages, it is often recommended to use just four colors: red, yellow, green, and blue, though other colors can be used as well. By default, the image is black and white, and any part may be left uncolored.

These pages are meant to be colored with colored pencils only. No paint, markers, or other tools are suggested, because pencils make it easier to concentrate.

According to ancient legends, a person who begins coloring a mandala sets out on a journey. A mandala is considered perfect by default, so it should not be altered with extra details. You can immerse yourself in the image and color the parts you want in any order, filling areas completely or partially. Coloring mandalas can help you feel more balanced and calm.

Adults and children often collect whole albums of colored mandalas, watching how the same mandala changes over time. More and more white areas remain uncolored, and when someone considers one mandala complete and leaves every part blank, it is seen as the final step of the art, meaning the person has found themselves.