Buddhist Wheel Of Life
About The Thangka :
Our thangka is a finely detailed hand-painting of the Wheel of Life. We have painted it with natural-made colors and 24k gold. In the thangka you can see Yama, the Lord of death, holding the wheel that represents the way out of these worlds of suffering into the beyond (nirvana).
Introduction To Wheel Of Life :
The Wheel of Life or “Bhavacakra” is well known by Buddhist monks as a powerful meditation tool and also by students to learn and understand the teachings of the Buddha.
The Wheel represents the very reasons of suffering and it can be seen painted on the walls of many Tibetan Buddhist monasteries in all Himalayan regions.
The center circle illustrates “the three poisons,”represented by a cock (ignorance), a pig (greed), and snake (hatred). They are surrounded by the six realms of existence , which are in turn surrounded by the perpetual cycle of life, or samsara of wheel.
The third thought to contemplate is inexorable karma - the accumulation of our actions as governed by the law of cause and effect which determines our destiny . Our actions, both positive and negative , accumulate in our Karmic “account” throughout every second of our lives.
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Size: 20"/ 50 cm (width) x 33"/ 84 cm (height)
Materials: Cotton Canvas, Acrylic Colors, Genuine 24K Gold
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THIS THANGKA IS HAND-PAINTED IN THE TRADITIONAL STYLE BY NEPALI ARTIST AND THE QUALITY IS HIGH
Why should Thangka be kept away from water?
Thangka is extremely sensitive to water and readily bleed, causing stain in the thangka. Water or any other liquid that is splashed or that runs down the front or back of the thangka can cause movement of the pigment, tide, lines, loss of dyes, and loss of ground.
