Sacred Wheel of Life Art | Bhavachakra Thangka | Tibetan Artwork

Hand-Painted Sacred Wheel of Life Art | Buddhist Cycle of Life Painting

The Sacred Wheel of Life art is an extraordinary hand-painted thangka painted on cotton canvas using vibrant acrylic colors by skilled artisans in the Kathmandu Valley. This profound Buddhist symbol is brought to life by the fine details and vivid colors, which have both spiritual and aesthetic value. Traditionally, the Sacred Wheel of Life has been used to understand the way to liberation and the cycle of existence, from birth to death. It acts as a reminder of life's passing nature as well as a resource for meditation.

The Wheel of Life (also known as Bhavachakra) is a prominent Buddhist symbol representing the cycle of samsara—the endless cycle of birth, life, death, and rebirth. It demonstrates how ignorance, desire, and pain interact and link beings to the cycle of rebirth. A pig (ignorance), a snake (hate), and a bird (attachment) surround ignorance, which is portrayed as the primary source of misery (dukkha). The cycle is fueled by these "three poisons" and results in misery and bad karma. The wheel depicts six karma-based realms of existence: the animal realm (ignorance), the human realm (possibility of liberation), the asura realm (jealousy), the god realm (pleasure but imprisoned in ignorance), the hell realm (suffering), and the hungry ghost realm (desire). The Wheel of Life, which is held by Yama, the Lord of Death, serves as a reminder that one can overcome the three poisons and break free from samsara by practicing meditation, ethical behavior, and correct understanding.

DRAWN AS MENTIONED IN THE MEDITATION MANUAL

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Size: 23.5"/60 cm (width) x 31.5"/80 cm (height)
Materials: Cotton Canvas, Acrylic Colors
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THIS THANGKA IS HAND-PAINTED IN THE TRADITIONAL STYLE BY A NEPALI ARTIST, AND THE QUALITY IS HIGH

CONSECRATION OF THANGKA
As per your request for consecrations/blessings, we can take the thangka to nearby monasteries or Rinpoches from the Boudha Stupa. We kindly ask that you contribute $50 to the monasteries for these blessing and consecration services.

This inspiring thangka would be an excellent gift for a Buddhist practitioner like you!