續一切經音義 1.52

1.52

曼茶羅（或云曼吒羅具足應云摩賀曼拏上聲攞此云大壇即眾聖集會所案金剛頂經有十七大曼茶羅一一皆具四曼茶羅廣如彼說）。

Maṇḍala (曼茶羅: also said as mànzhàluó. Completely it should be said as móhèmànná [rising tone] luó [mahāmaṇḍala]. Here translated as 'great altar', namely the assembly place of all holy beings. According to the Vajraśekhara-sūtra, there are seventeen great maṇḍalas, each equipped with the four maṇḍalas, as explained extensively therein).