bhavacakra

Literally meaning wheel of existence, the bhavacakra is a visual representation of samsara and Buddhist cosmology. Commonly depicted on monastery walls, it illustrates the cycle of rebirth, typically showing the six realms of existence, the three poisons at the center, and the chain of dependent origination around the rim. It visually conveys how ignorance and craving perpetuate suffering and how liberation becomes possible through insight.