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Wheel Of LifeIn Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism the Wheel of Life is a symbolic representation of samsara, the continuous cycle of birth, life, death. One is liberated from this endless cycle of rebirth when Enlightenment is achieved, and with this goal, the Awakened individual has won Nirvana, moksha, samadhi, etc., the highest state of bliss that was long a part of Vedic tradition and continued into Buddhism with Gautama Buddha and Jainism with Mahavira. Liberation is the central goal of all three of the Dharmic religions. The symbol below illustrates the basic wheel of life. More elaborate versions of this motif have been included in much of the art of these faiths. left In Unicode, the symbol is named "Wheel of Dharma", U+2638 (☸). In the Indian Mahayana Buddhism scriptural language of Sanskrit, the Wheel of Life is called Bhavachakra. See also - The Wheel of Life is also a free e-book by The Abbotts. 1
External links The Wheel of Life - Aesthetics of Suffering and Salvation A good explaination of the Well of Life and its elements.
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