Wheel of Life (5ft) festival forming the core of Tibetan

forming the core of Tibetan decorative art

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The Mandala of Avalokiteshvara – the deity of compassion– is a physical manifestation of the heavenly realm of Potala

A monkey looking out of a window – consciousness

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Wheel of Life (5ft) festival forming the core of TibetanIn Tibet, a painting of the Wheel of Life was often found near the entrance to Buddhist temples, a reminder of the predicament that sentient beings find themselves in, while the temple contains symbols of liberation from it. The first such drawing is said to have been made by the Buddha himself when a king who was his disciple asked what he might present to a neighbouring king as a gift. The continual cycle of the life of sentient beings is depicted