Bhavachakra

GPTKB entity

Statements (46)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Buddhism
gptkb:religious_art
symbol
gptkbp:category gptkb:Buddhism
gptkb:Tibetan
gptkb:religious_art
Indian culture
gptkbp:depicts gptkb:Three_Poisons
gptkb:Twelve_Nidanas
animals
humans
gods
hungry ghosts
six realms of existence
demigods
hell beings
cycle of samsara
gptkbp:etymology gptkb:Sanskrit
gptkbp:foundIn Buddhist monasteries
gptkbp:hasPart gptkb:Buddhism
gptkb:Yama
hub
inner circle
outer rim
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Bhavachakra
gptkbp:meaning gptkb:Wheel_of_Life
gptkbp:originatedIn ancient India
gptkbp:photo Buddha pointing to moon
wheel held by Yama
gptkbp:purpose illustrating samsara
teaching Buddhist philosophy
gptkbp:relatedTo karma
nirvana
dependent origination
gptkbp:symbolizes impermanence
rebirth
suffering
gptkbp:teaches path to liberation
nature of existence
cause of suffering
escape from samsara
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Mahayana_Buddhism
gptkb:Theravada_Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Three_Poisons
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5