Himalayan Art Resources

Item: Wheel of Life

སྲིད་པ་འཁོར་ལོ་བྲིས་ཐང་དང་ལྡེབས་རིས། 生死轮绘画和壁画
(item no. 3313864)
Origin Location Tibet
Date Range 1800 - 1899
Lineages Buddhist
Size 68.50x52cm (26.97x20.47in)
Material Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton
Collection Museum der Kulturen, Basel
Catalogue # acc. #W.lld13864.R0053
Notes about the Central Figure

Classification: Object/Concept

Interpretation / Description

The Twelve Links begin at the 4:00 position with a blind man walking with a stick.

Secondary Images
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Wheel of Life: Masterworks
Wheel of Life Main Page
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