This 40-year-old antique Wheel of Life Thangka is a sacred Tibetan artwork, hand-painted using natural mineral pigments. It illustrates the Buddhist understanding of the cycle of birth, death, and rebirth (samsara) and offers a profound visual guide to karma, impermanence, and spiritual awakening. Ideal for practitioners, teachers, collectors, or meditation spaces, it embodies both spiritual depth and artistic mastery.
Antique Tibetan Wheel of Life Thangka Painting
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Symbolism and Meaning:
- Central Animals – Pig, Rooster, and Snake: Represent the three poisons - ignorance, desire, and anger which drive the cycle of suffering.
- Six Realms of Existence: Depict the various states of life, including gods, humans, animals, hungry ghosts, demi-gods, and hell beings, illustrating the effects of karma and consciousness.
- Twelve Links of Dependent Origination: Show the cause-and-effect process by which suffering arises and perpetuates samsara.
- Yama, the Lord of Death: Holds the wheel, symbolizing impermanence and the inevitability of death, reminding viewers of the transient nature of life.
Product Description:
- Hand Painted
- Size: 47 cm × 61 cm
- Base: 100% Pure Cotton
- Origination: Nepal (Approx. 40 years old)
Antique Tibetan Wheel of Life Thangka Painting
Hand Embroidery Brocade
Want to add a Brocade to your beautiful Thangka Painting? Traditional Style Brocade has been one of the most popular form of mounting as it has a greater religious merit.
Note: Make sure you have added the Thangka to your cart first.
100% Cotton Canvas
Preparing the Cotton canvas before starting to paint a Thangka. This process includes washing, drying, stretching, sizing and everything needed to make a perfect base for the thangka to last for centuries.
Natural Minerals
Thangka Paintings are painted using the natural minerals. These are firstly grind into the powder form and then used in the thangka as a paint.
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