Bhavacakra
The bhavacakra (Sanskrit: भवचक्र; Pāli: bhavacakka; Tibetan: སྲིད་པའི་འཁོར་ལོ, Wylie: srid pa'i 'khor lo) or wheel of life is a visual teaching aid, symbolically representing saṃsāra (or cyclic existence). It is found on the outside walls of Tibetan Buddhist temples and monasteries in the Indo-Tibetan region, to help non Buddhists understand Buddhist teachings. It is used in Indian Buddhism and Tibetan Buddhism.
| Translations of bhāvacakra | |
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| English | wheel of life, wheel of cyclic existence, etc. |
| Sanskrit | bhavacakra (Dev: भवचक्र) |
| Pali | bhavacakka (Brah: 𑀪𑀯𑀘𑀓𑁆𑀓) |
| Chinese | 有輪 (Pinyin: yǒulún) |
| Tibetan | སྲིད་པའི་འཁོར་ལོ་ (Wylie: srid pa'i 'khor lo; THL: sipé khorlo) |
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