This Thangka Painting is hand painted Tibetan thangka painting depicts The Wheel of Life སྲིད་པའི་འཁོར་ལོ་ (bhavacakra), also known as Wheel of Existence, or Wheel of Cyclic Existence.
Wheel of Life Thangka Painting maning
The Bhavachakra in Tibetan: (སྲིད་པའི་འཁོར་ལོ ) wheel of life is a visual teaching aid and meditation tool symbolically representing Samsara or cyclice existence. The image consists of four concentric circles, holding by Yama, the lord of Death. And Buddha pointing to the Amitaba Buddha purland metaphorically representing the possibility for liberation from the suffering. The Wheel of Life consists of the words bhava and chakra means “becoming, birth, being, production, origin”. In Buddhism, bhava denotes the continuity of becoming (reincarnating) in one of the realms of existence, in the Samsaric context of rebirth, life and the maturation arising therefrom. It is the tenth of the Twelve Nidanas in its Pratityasamutpada doctrine. The bhavachakra consists of the following elements:
- The Pig, Rooster and Snake in the hub of the wheel represent the three poisons of ignorance, attachment and aversion. Which are the root cause of suffering.
- The second layer represents Karma, with one half showing a person reaping the results of negative actions whilst the other half shows a person reaping the results of positive actions. Where showing The light half-circle indicates people experiencing the results of positive actions. The dark half-circle indicates people experiencing the results of negative actions.[12]
- The third layer represents Samsara and its Six Paths. Where the Wheel is divided into six sections that represent the six realms of Samsara or cyclic existence, the process of cycling through one rebirth after another. These six realms are divided into three higher realms and three lower realms. The Wheel can also be represented as having five realms, combining the God realm and the Demi- God realm into a single realm.
Mostly these king of painting is found on the walls of Tibetan Buddhist Monastery to help both Buddhists and non Buddhist understand the core Buddhist teachings.
Thangka Painting to make used cotton canvas with 24K gold and stone color
The thangka is painted entirely by hand on cotton canvas using natural mineral and vegetable pigments with 24K gold details. The complicated designs, intricate brushstrokes, and extraordinary detail make these thangkas authentic works of Buddhist art. A true masterpiece, this traditional Buddhist painting is the perfect addition to your home, meditation space, room shrine or altar space.
Thangka Painting made in Boudha 6 kathmandu
Handcrafted by master local artists in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal.
Thangka Painting size
Size: Full canvas measures approximately 58*48 centimeters. Inside painted area measures about 51*40 centimeters.
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