Ryokai mandala symbolically represents the view of the world conceived by Esoteric Buddhism; and although the original which Kukai brought over does not exist any more, commonly called Takao mandala at Jingo-ji Temple is said to have been created when Kukai lived and to be close to the original which Kukai brought over.
両界曼荼羅は密教の世界観を象徴的に表わしたもので、空海が将来した原本は残っていないが、神護寺の通称・高雄曼荼羅は空海の時代に制作されたもので、空海将来の原本に近いものとされている。