The bird in the hub represents the attachment. The aversion simply means anger and it suits the nature of the snake perfectly since the snake got aroused even if it is touched slightly. The snake represents the poison, aversion. The pig is represented as the core of ignorance since it sleeps in the dirtiest place and eats everything that comes to its mouth. The pig in the hub represents the poison, ignorance. In the Wheel of Life, the three animals are grasping each other tails. In Bhavachakra, the three poisons mean ignorance, attachment, and aversion. These three poisons are represented by three animals: a pig, a snake, and a bird. The center of the Wheel is called the hub and the figures in the hub represent the three poisons.Each layer, figures and diagrams have their own meanings.
The Bhavachakra consists of many layers and figures. Overview of BhavachakraĪccording to Tibetan Buddhist tradition, the reason of painting the Bhavachakra outside the Tibetan temples and monasteries is to teach simple minded, ordinary people about the philosophy of life, teachings of Buddha. The Wheel of Life is also known as The Wheel of Cyclic existence and Wheel of Becoming. The Wheel of life was believed to be drawn by Lord Buddha himself in order to help and guide the ordinary people about the teachings of Buddha, Karma, Six realms of samsara, and three poisons and so on. The Wheel of Life is one of the most common aspects of Buddhist art . Bhavachakra is also known as the Wheel of Life and is the symbolic representation of Samsara or cyclic existence. It is believed that Lord Buddha drawn this representation himself in order to help ordinary people so that they could easily understand teachings of Buddha.īhavachakra is the popular artistic representations that are found on the outside walls of Tibetan Buddhist temples and monasteries. She lives in Carnation, Washington.Bhavachakra is a symbolic representation of Cyclic Existence. Demi was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and started drawing at an early age. Her book The Empty Pot was selected by former First Lady Barbara Bush in 1990 as one of the books to be read on the ABC Radio Network Program Mrs.
She is the author and illustrator of many children's books, including Firebird, The Dalai Lama, Buddha, and The Dragon’s Tale. Demi, along with her husband, Tze-si Huang, has been a practicing Buddhist for more than twenty years.
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