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Yama, the Lord of Death, holding the Wheel of Life which represents Samsara, or the world. In the central circle is a snake chasing a pig chasing a rooster chasing the snake which represents craving, hatred and ignorance. The six sections, surrounding the central circle, show representations of the six realms - the realm of the gods, the realm of the titans, the realm of the humans, the realm of the animals, the realm of the hungry ghosts and the realm of the demons.
Subject
- Karma
- Rebirth
- Animal
- Symbol
- Allergy
- Demon
Type of item
- Ink drawings
Subject
- Karma
- Rebirth
- Animal
- Symbol
- Allergy
- Demon
Type of item
- Ink drawings
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Rights
- Credit: Wellcome Collection
Source
- V0018310
Identifier
- V0018310
- b1465566
- ICV No 18663
- vfy6nbwf
Providing country
- United Kingdom
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2019-06-09T11:22:09.521Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2019-06-09T11:22:09.521Z