Tibetan Buddhist Wheel of Life~ Samsara Cyclic Existence
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- Mantra- Extensive Prayer of The Pure Land .
Lama Nyima
The Wheel of Life is a traditional representation of the samsaric cycle of existence.
The diagram, said to be designed by Buddha himself, depicts an inner psychological cosmology that has had great influence throughout Asia. It is much like a map of the world or the periodic table of elements, but it is a map of an internal process and its external effects.
Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche writes:
It’s quite a popular painting that you can see in front of almost every Buddhist monastery. In fact, some Buddhist scholars believe that the painting existed prior to Buddha’s statues. This is probably the first ever Buddhist symbol that existed...One of the reasons why the Wheel of Life was painted outside the monasteries and on the walls (and was really encouraged even by the Buddha himself) is to teach this very profound Buddhist philosophy of life and perception to more simple-minded farmers or cowherds. So these images on the Wheel of Life are just to communicate to the general audience.
A Brief Explanation of the Diagram
The meanings of the main parts of the diagram are:
The centre of the wheel represents the three poisons.
The second layer represents positive and negative actions, or karma.
The third layer represents the six realms of samsara.
The fourth layer represents the twelve links of interdependent origination.
The monster holding the wheel represents impermanence.
The moon above the wheel represents liberation from the samsaric cycle of existence.
The Buddha pointing to the moon indicates that liberation is possible.
The Dalai Lama writes:
Symbolically [the inner] three circles, moving from the centre outward, show that the three afflictive emotions of desire, hatred, and ignorance give rise to virtuous and non-virtuous actions, which in turn give rise to levels of suffering in cyclic existence. The outer rim symbolizing the twelve links of dependent arising indicates how the sources of suffering-actions and afflictive emotions-produce lives within cyclic existence. The fierce being holding the wheel symbolizes impermanence...The moon [at the top] indicates liberation. The Buddha on the left is pointing to the moon, indicating that liberation that causes one to cross the ocean of suffering of cyclic existence should be actualized.
A Detailed Explanation of the Diagram
Centre of the Wheel: The Three Poisons
The centre of the Wheel of Life, featuring a pig, snake and bird representing ignorance, anger and desire
Ringu Tulku Rinpoche writes:
Tibetans have a traditional painting called the Wheel of Life, which depicts the samsaric cycle of existence. In the centre of this wheel are three animals: a pig, a snake, and a bird. They represent the three poisons. The pig stands for ignorance, although a pig is not necessarily more stupid than other animals. The comparison is based on the Indian concept of a pig being the most foolish of animals, since it always sleeps in the dirtiest places and eats whatever comes to its mouth. Similarly, the snake is identified with anger because it will be aroused and leap up at the slightest touch. The bird represents desire and clinging. In Western publications it is frequently referred to as a cock, but this is not exactly accurate. This particular bird does not exist in Western countries, as far as I know. It is used as a symbol because it is very attached to its partner. These three animals represent the three main mental poisons, which are the core of the Wheel of Life. Stirred by these, the whole cycle of existence evolves. Without them, there is no samsara.
Second Layer: Positive and Negative Actions
The images in this layer vary in different paintings of the wheel. In the image shown here, the two half circles represent positive and negative actions, or karma, that are motivated by the three poisons of ignorance, attachment/desire and aversion/anger.
The half-circle on the right shows positive or virtuous actions. Such actions are the means for attaining lives in the three higher realms of the gods, demi-gods and humans.
The half-circle on the left shows negative or non-virtuous actions. Such actions are the means for attaining lives in the three lower realms of the animals, hungry ghosts and hell-beings.
Third Layer: Six Realms of Samsara
The third layer of the wheel depicts the six realms of samsara.
Fourth Layer: Twelve Links
The fourth layer of the wheel depicts the twelve links of interdependent origination.
The Monster Holding the Wheel: Impermanence
Jeffrey Hopkins writes:
The wheel in the centre of the painting is in the grasp of a frightful monster. This signifies that the entire process of cyclic existence is caught within transience. Everything in our type of life is characterized by impermanence. Whatever is built will fall down, whatever and whoever come together will fall apart.
May All Beings Benefit!
Embrace this moment, remember, we are eternal. All of this pain is an illusion
Beauty before me , beauty behind me, beauty beside me . We walk in beauty. A world where breath, life itself a gift, an undeserved miracle for which I am grateful.
May all sentient beings be liberated from samsara
If according to the modern Simulation Hypothesis, the beast behind holding the wheel would symbolize the samsara computational system, and the realms inside the wheel are different worlds being simulated by the system. If that is true, then one of the most effective solution will be to hack the system and take control of it to free all sentient beings from suffering.
Sadhu! Sadhu! Sadhu!
The gift of Dhamma is no small merit. You have gained a lot by sharing this.
Thank you from the country where Buddha was born...❤️
From Nepal
The pure land where englighitened being was born.
Lol, Buddhism was in india
This is the dmt experience put into a drawing 🙏
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🙏🙏🙏❤❤❤ Breath taking, thank you very much. It's an awesome tangka & perfect depiction of the essence of Buddhism. I'm practicing Buddhism, yet every time i watch this or see this image it moves me deeply.. With all our intelligence and knowledge & technology, yet we still suffer so much. Like moths drawn to the flames, most of us live our lives in complete ignorance.
🙏 Thank You So Much for this explanation of the 6 Realms of Samsara & the Key to escape this unending Loop! Many Happy Good Blessings in Return to All Explanators , Good Spiritual Gurus & All Enlightened Beings! 🕯🌷🌿🌍💖🕊
Thank you kindly for sharing this profound essential teaching.
🙏🙏🙏💖Namaste
I like this channel ..I pass on teachings and work within the very logical scientific military PTSD, end of life & plant medicine realms. Very different worlds. As a shaman respecting elder traditions passing on world wide shamanism in the story telling Oral tradition to such a diverse clientele and look for wording, specific other perspectives in order to expand my own perspective in order to pass on the sacred knowledge to others, in ways they speak in, they can relate with and therefore embrace. Not just understand instead embrace and use or not ..but expanding their perspectives in deeper balance with individuality & oneness backed by science not dogmas shared with authentic and pure non PC complications..but instead valor and neutrality. (breathe...it's a lot & nothing all in one) anyway, your posts help me do that. As I live my dream. Gratitude
So beautiful
To get rid of desire is another desire.
I pay no more attention to desires. I NEED to go home.
Looking at this with wisdom is so different.
I'm pretty sure that's Yama (not Mara) holding the wheel, although some say it's just a symbol of impermanence.
Mara's domain extends from the lowest of the kama-loka (sense desire realms) all the way up to the lowest of the rupa-loka, or fine material realms, associated with the first Jhana attainment.
Good video though. Thanks for uploading.
Amazing, thank you!
Wonderful! thank you Kenneth for ALL so many great films and mantras. i, my Dharma brothers, sisters and MANY sentient beings have greatly benefited! * ** _/|\_ ** *
Thank you so much.
This is so easy to understand & explained in such a simplified way that is simply brilliant.
Sadhu! Sadhu! Sadhu!
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Thank you 🙇♀️
💙SAMSARA💙
Getting rid of it=
Salvation= being
Saved ⁉️ from
History & Time.
Being released
From the wheel
Of birth & rebirth.
Time is just the
Power of Growth
And Deterioration
In & @ a world of
iLLusion ...💌...
💚Be Nice 💚
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Thank you
Thank you dear sir /\ ☺
Om Ah Houm
Many Blessings and Blissful moments for all, equally.
One day soon, people will awaken from their ignorant state(s), and unrelentingly strive towards the blissful moments... through their actions of knowing their "True-Self".
The Ah-Ha Moment is a wonderful tool to utilize... gauging one's ability to reach such states on a willingly way, without attachments/expectations... but allowing it to come in the highest beneficial way(s)...
Yummy Times...
Thanks for sharing @Kenneth F. Thornton II. Amazing video!!!
Im enchanted,beautiful and explanatory.
so life is a form a jail to make us learn to appreciate life and our spirits 🙏
Word.
Thanks! An explanation very simple, easy and understandable!
Tashi delek!🙏🙏🙏
Thank you for this insightful and interesting video on the 6 realms of transmigration. Tuchi Che ! May all beings be happy !
Awesome!
Thank you 🙏🏻namaste Sylvia Uk
Amazing! Thank you for this wonderful teaching tool.
Nagato’s six paths of pain brought me here
🙏🏾 thank you for this
There’s too much suffering in the world ! Too much hypocrisy, lies and cruelty .
Too much beauty, too much compassion, too many gifts and miracles in life..
Yes but it's nature
Christian hypocris 😂
It isn't the world, it's your Humanity. If you dont believe me. Try Eating to much. Then try not eating at all. Then only Eat and Eat enough, when you desire to eat. in the end you will see you're temporarily stopping the suffering of humanity to survive, only to perish at the end no matter how many times you repeat the cycle of eating and hunger . . . .
Yes, however, there is limited amount of Hypocrisy, lies and cruelty outside in the world, but infinitive Metta and Compassion in our heart ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ Namo Buddhaya
Thank you! Loved the video
a wonderful explanation in a short time...
༼Om Mani Pay May Hung༽ ༄༄🌎༄༄
Great
The knowledge in your videos is wonderful.
Thanks there are not that many good explanation video in CZcams as yours
Your videos are great keep it up 👍👍👍
My dad gave me some native American spirit medicine, and I ended up doing shamanism.
I got paranoid one night after an evil spell (I didn't know it'd work), and I smoked a dab of marijuana, and I saw this bhavacakra thing.
I have never seen this bhavacakra in my entire life. The first time I saw it was when I smoked that dab. That wheel spun, and it landed on something (a spirit said that was unfortunate). Being the first time seeing it, I have no idea.
I feel like I have a lot of bad karma (I do believe in karma). All of this bad stuff happened when I was trying to do good though.
I do Christianity personally, so I believe in good works = good karma.
Jehovah delivered my soul from hell (maybe hell realm. Idk).
But I guess my question is what does seeing this in the spirit world mean?
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I'm only a buddhist in tradition, so dont take my thoughts to heart. When the wheel spun, it shows the constant cycle of dead and rebirth. As it spun and landed, it was showing your possible next life, which was not better than where you are now. The path you were going whenever you had this event would lead to that bad unfortunate next life. But that's my interpretation, maybe another would have a different opinion.
@@samuraijackoff5354 won't this current life of his accumulate good karma or bad karma and have an effect on his next life? just a question out of confusion, i'm less than a beginner
Joy love 💕 compassion equality to All Beangs of the world 🌎🌍.....
Great, thanks!!
How to escape recarnation
Where can I find a copy of the Wheel that you have used at 2:05? It is so beautifully simple, I would love to use it with my pupils in school.
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its josh
Google Buddhist wheel of life
Bravo!!
That is beautiful
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Thanks this is nice
Om tare tuttare soh
Tashi delay 🙏 Chu chu la
Can you please tell me the music and mantra that you playing in background ?
Amitābha Pure Land Mantra, Lama Nyima. Here's a link czcams.com/video/YKpMMeF_HvY/video.htmlfeature=shared
Cosmic Wheel Of Nataraja Shiva
It's hatred, ignorance and attachment/grasping
This is genius
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Ain't that Yama holding the wheel? Not Mara
Thanks for explaining this
Why is every NDE I have researched nothing like what the Buhdda saw?
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Right now with everything I'm passing through in my life, the only thing or the only spiritual path im willing to take is to dissapear entirely from the cosmos and make God erase my existance.
Six Path of Pain
Om Benzra Sato Hum
When you get to Nirvana don't forget to say 🙏🏻"chibaku tensai"
No it's god path .
This world shall know pain
Shinra tensei.
Great video, is there a name for the music in the background?
Can you please tell chanting / music used at 3:50 ?
Mantra- Extensive Prayer of The Pure Land .Lama Nyima
czcams.com/video/4uo9HJXubWA/video.html
@@shamanizing Thank you !!
Interesting like I know it
Kyapsoche...
what’s the name of the very first song ?
Amitabha Buddha Mantra
czcams.com/video/14ILD9LrigM/video.html
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The world shall know pain.
Shinra tensei.
in Gods realm there is pleasure but it has its ending in animal realm there is no wisdom life has no certainty as they eat each other.. in hungry ghost realm there is hunger and thirst in hell there is torment... so human life is most precious.. to obtain the absolute
What is the music around 4:00?
Lama Nyima
Chris brown - back to sleep
explains a lot i dig it. i just want off the wheel.
So its Buddha's teachings, not Buddha himself that we should be following...?
Exactly
Gautama Buddha showed us the way, but it is up to us to follow the path & cross over Samsara.
What's the music called?
Mantra- Extensive Prayer of The Pure Land, Lama Nyima
How do I hear more of 3:50?
Top of the description
@@shamanizing 🙏
Namaste 🙏
The chicken win
rinnegan=samsara eye
This world shall know pain.
Wandering about the karma seal how it connects to Buddhist or Hindu concept of karma.
Ebina be like
Is the goal to not exist?
Not through the flesh
You can still percieve without perception of self.
@@BlackSun6393 When I did 5MEODMT I did not exist yet somehow I could still perceive
Even Budhha hasn't escaped the cycle yet. He has yet to travel many lokas in order to escape the cycle.
He maybe meditating as of now to unlock the paramaatma within thereby get mixed to the ultimate dimension.
He's buddha the truth he can go anywhere because of boddhisatva
@@dorjghising9879 I don't think anybody can escape the other circles
@@mv8908 now he have visa
@@dorjghising9879bodhisatvas have achieved enlightenment, but choose to return to the cycle to continue to help others ascend and escape the cycle.
@raunakadhikari111 doesn't that kinda beat the point of the Buddhas enlightenment and the reason why would buddhist follow him in the first place
Thank you
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