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Yama Holding the Bhavacakra or Wheel of Life

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Yama Holding the Bhavacakra or Wheel of Life

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The Bhavacakra or Wheel of Life symbolises the recurring cycle of lives from ignorance to death and from death to ignorance. In the centre are the Three Poisons: a cock symbolising greed; a snake symbolising hatred; and a pig symbolising delusion. These three emotional defilements bind people to the wheel. Going outwards, there are six sections between the spokes of the Wheel: these represent the six realms in which beings can be born: ; 1. Top centre, realm of gods; 2 . Top right, realm of anti-gods or titans; 3. Bottom right, realm of hungry ghosts; 4. Bottom centre, realm of hell creatures; 5. Bottom left, realm of animals. 6. Top left, realm of human beings. The Buddha appears in all the realms.

Wellcome Collection

London

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Title

Yama Holding the Bhavacakra or Wheel of Life

Medium

gouache on paper (?)

Measurements

H 94 x W 70 cm

Accession number

45157i

Acquisition method

presumed to be part of the collection formed by Henry S. Wellcome

Work type

Watercolour

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Wellcome Collection

183 Euston Road, London, Greater London NW1 2BE England

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