![]() The darker portion shows individuals experiencing the results of negative actions. These images represent the wheel of Karma, the law of cause and effect. ![]() Next to the central circle is the second layer divided in two-half circles, one light colored while the other is usually dark. At the same time the snake and the bird grasp the tail of the pig, indicating that they both promote even greater ignorance. The snake and bird are shown as coming out of the mouth of the pig, indicating that anger and attachment arise from ignorance. In the center of the wheel there are three animals’ symbols of the “Three Poisons”: ignorance (the pig), attachment (the bird) and anger (the snake). ![]() Above the wheel the sky with clouds or stars is symbol of freedom from cyclic existence or Samsara, and the Buddha pointing at it indicates that liberation is possible. Other Names of Wheel Of life can be seen as Wheel of Bhavacakra, Wheel of existence, Wheel of becoming, Wheel of rebirth, Wheel of samsara, Wheel of suffering, Wheel of transformation.Įssentially it is a metaphysical diagram made up of four concentric circles, held with a firm grip by Yama, the Lord of Death. Samsara is the continuous cycle of birth, life, and death from which one liberates oneself through enlightenment. It is a complex symbolic representation of samsara in the form of a circle, found primarily in Tibetan Buddhist art. Wheel of Life (Riduk) is the traditional representation of the samsaric cycle of existence. Wheel of life represents the very reasons for the suffering of our mortal form, through both horrific and sublime imagery and it can be seen painted on the walls of many Tibetan Buddhist monasteries in all Himalayan regions. Wheel of life is known as Bhavachakra in Sanskrit language.
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