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The Wheel of Life (known as Bhavachakra in Sanskrit) represents the cycle of birth, rebirth and existence in samsaraThe Wheel of life is a symbolic representation of samsara (or cyclic existence) found on the outside walls of Buddhist temples and monasteries. In the Mahayana Buddhist tradition, it is believed that the drawing was designed by the Buddha himself in order to help ordinary people understand the Buddhist teachings. People should understand the Wheel in an allegorical, not literal, way. So these images on the Wheel of Life are just to communicate the reality of samsara to the general populace.
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The Wheel of Life (known as Bhavachakra in Sanskrit) represents the cycle of birth, rebirth and existence in samsaraThe Wheel of life is a symbolic representation of samsara (or cyclic existence) found on the outside walls of Buddhist temples and monasteries. In the Mahayana Buddhist tradition, it is believed that the drawing was designed by the Buddha himself in order to help ordinary people understand the Buddhist teachings. People should understand the Wheel in an allegorical, not literal, way. So these images on the Wheel of Life are just to communicate the reality of samsara to the general populace.