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Yama, the Lord of Death, holding the Wheel of Life
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Yama, the Lord of Death, holding the Wheel of Life
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Yama, the Lord of Death, holding the Wheel of Life which represents Samsara, or the world. In the central circle is a snake chasing a pig chasing a rooster chasing the snake which represents craving, hatred and ignorance. The six sections, surrounding the central circle, show representations of the six realms. The three upper realms represent the realms of the gods, the titans and the humans. The three lower realms represent the realms of the animals, hungry ghosts and demons.

Made for L.A. Waddell by an artist from Tashi Lhunpo, from a version at Samye Monastery in Tibet which is believed to have been brought there by an Indian monk in the eighth century A.D., and which is in turn believed to be copied from a painting in the Ajantā caves

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Keywords: Allergy; Animal; Demon; Karma; Rebirth; Symbol; Buddhism; Religion; Animals; China; Tibet
Medium drawing : ink on cloth
Dimensions image and border 136.3 x 113.1 cm
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