According to the classification of mandala works based on contents, there exist Besson mandala (mandala of individual deities) in Esoteric Buddhism besides Ryokai Mandala (mandala of the two realms) that are the basis, and there are Jodo Mandala, Suijaku Mandala and Miya Mandala (literally Shrine Mandala) in other sects than Esoteric Buddhism.
次に、曼荼羅の内容から区分すると、密教系では、根本となる両界曼荼羅の他に別尊曼荼羅があり、密教以外では浄土曼荼羅、垂迹曼荼羅、宮曼荼羅などがある。