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. 85113)
Origin Location Tibet
Date Range 1800 - 1899
Lineages Buddhist
Material Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton
Collection Publication: Art of the Himalayas
Notes about the Central Figure

Classification: Object/Concept

Interpretation / Description

Wheel of Life. The Twelve Links begin at the 12:00 position with a blind man walking with a stick.

Front of Painting
English Translation of Inscription: [Inscriptions for each section and vignette along with explanation at the bottom of the composition]

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