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Tibetan thangka wheel of life3/17/2024 Returns are accepted within 60 business days. Additional 3 business days for this service Price ranges from $35 to $100 depending upon the silk quality Tibetan Silk brocade is available in a variety of colors and quality THIS THANGKA IS HAND-PAINTED IN THE TRADITIONAL STYLE AND THE QUALITY IS HIGH Materials: Cotton Canvas, Acrylic Colors, Genuine 24K Gold The wheel of life is held by the lord of death or Yama which symbolizes that death is inevitable and good deeds or good karma lead to a better afterlife. The third circle shows the six world of existence and the fourth and last circle shows the chain of cause and effect. The second circle shows good people moving upwards to heaven and the sinners being dragged down to hell. These are the three cardinal sins of life which cause aversions and hindrances. In the painting, we can see a pig, a snake, and a cock in the center circle symbolizing ignorance, anger, and greed respectively. The wheel of existence is considered an endless life circle of human beings. The picture is not strictly a literal account of worldly existence but is effective in that it appeals to our imagination with its rich and powerful imagery. He, therefore, instructed his disciples to paint the Wheel of Life, a depiction of the different realms of existence, and their underlying processes, at the entrance to every monastery. The Buddha realized that there were not enough people like Maudgalyayana to teach all those who needed to hear his teaching. Thanks to his mastery of psychic powers, Maudgalyayana was able to visit all beings in the different realms of existence, and to see them in different states of pain or pleasure as a result, he became aware of the causes of these different states. The Buddha was inspired by the activities of one of his chief disciples, Maudgalyayana. According to the ancient texts, the original model for the Wheel of life was painted over the gateway of the Veluvana Bihara at Rajagriha on the instructions of the Buddha himself, who indicated exactly how the work should be done.
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