wheel of life
Rebirth's endless circle
The wheel of life is a Buddhist symbol depicting the cycle of existence—birth, death, and rebirth—with realms of being arranged around a central hub showing the forces that drive suffering.
In secular contexts, it refers to diagrams used in self-help and coaching to assess life balance across categories like career, health, and relationships: She used a wheel of life to identify which areas needed attention.
- karmaSpiritual cause and effect
- samsaraCycle of rebirth
- bardoState between death, rebirth
- transmigrationSoul passing into another body
- lifetimeDuration of existence
cycle · rebirth · birth and death · endless cycle · impermanence · generation · cosmic cycles · pratityasamutpada · biological clock · sentient beings · karmic cycle · suffering · mandala · chakra · spiritual journey · lotus · reincarnation · break the cycle
- Buddhist artBuddha statues, Buddha images, Buddha head, seated Buddha, standing Buddha
- Buddhist objectsBuddha, Buddha statues, Buddha images, prayer flag, prayer flags
- Tibetan BuddhismBuddha, Tibet, Dalai Lama, lama, lamas
- pre-cinemazoetrope, magic lantern, kinetoscope, phantasmagoria, flip book
- samsarahell realm, karmic cycle, transmigration, ghost realm, birth and death
- Sacred Wheels
wheel of lifelinear progression
Movement in one direction only
linear time · arrow of time · straight path · eschatology · beginning and end
wheel of lifenirvana
Release from cyclical existence
moksha · liberation · enlightenment · bodhi · final release
wheel of lifecessation
A full stopping
wheel of death · oblivion · annihilation · eternal rest · extinction
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