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Source: Mandala Texts: Sipa Khorlo: Wheel of Life

Sipa-khorlo (སྲིད་པ་འཁོར་ལོ་) or Bhavacakra is one of the most popular artistic creations in the Buddhist world. Claimed to have been created even during the Buddha’s lifetime, this artistic representation of the Buddhist worldview and its messages of liberation and enlightenment is found at the entrance of almost all temples in Bhutan and the Buddhist Himalayas. Sridpa Khorlo literally means the wheel of becoming, existence or life and shows the classic Buddhist view of life and its origination.

Tradition, according to the text Divyāvadāna, believes that the wheel of life (sipa-khorlo) was first created in the days of the Buddha to be given to King Udrayaṇa. It encapsulates the four noble truths taught by the Buddha in his first sermon. The six realms represent the first noble truth of suffering, the first, second and fourth layers of the wheel show the second noble truth of the cause of suffering, the moon, the third noble truth of the cessation of suffering, and the following verses are often added to the art work in order to represent the fourth noble truth of the path to the cessation of suffering.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

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Partial matches: Shipa.

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