Everything returns to normal. This immutable truth is millions, and maybe billions of years old. We can say that she was born at the dawn of human civilization. But, most likely, its age is equal to the age of the Stars, the age of the Moon and the Sun, the age of the Universe itself. How old are they? This, perhaps, no one knows except their Creator himself. So what is this Circle or the Wheel of Samsara? And does man have power over him? Can we mortals make changes to our karmic destiny? Or is it just the right of the Higher Forces? Let's try to figure it out together.
Samsara is not the external world itself or life in general, but our interpretation of the world and life.
Samsara is life as we live it in a state of ignorance; it is a subjective world that each of us creates for himself. In this world there is good and evil, there is joy and suffering, but they are all relative, not absolute; they can be determined only in relation to each other, and they are constantly changing, turning into their opposites. Samsara seems to be omnipotent and all-encompassing, but in reality, like the world of dreams, it is generated by the state of our consciousness and can dissolve without a trace, as a dream disappears upon awakening. If we awaken from the sleep of samsara, even for a moment, the world will not disappear, but will appear to us in its true essence - pure, radiant, sacred and indestructible.
Samsara is wandering in a circle.
The "wheel of life" depicts a picture of not only human life, but life as a whole, in all its countless variants, possible within six worlds - life, endlessly passing from one form to another, from one type of consciousness to another.
In the usual sense, the six worlds are six types of existence in which intelligent beings can be reborn.
In this life we were born as human beings, but theoretically the fruits of our past actions could lead to rebirth in any of the other worlds. Actions performed in past lives determine our physical embodiment, the corresponding states of consciousness and the type of worldview.
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Body, mind and environment are inextricably linked with each other.
For example, we cannot find ourselves in the body of an animal, preserving human consciousness: first, we must acquire the consciousness of an animal and begin to perceive our entire environment from the point of view typical of animals.
Let's start with the simplest thing, with which most of us voluntarily face almost every day - horoscopes. Yes, don't be surprised. It is horoscopes that are a simplified or, if you like, an exaggerated embodiment of the wheel of Samsara, and are sent to us in the form of advice that people see in front of them from generation to generation for thousands and thousands of years, but, nevertheless, manage to misinterpret them. We are shown the path, moving along which we could stop the circle of reincarnations and consider what is located beyond our desires and our karma, that is, the Truth. And it is not for nothing that the horoscope looks like a wheel, along the perimeter of which there are twelve zodiac signs. And it doesn't matter if it's a yearly horoscope with animals,or is it a horoscope for the month of birth with graphic symbols - each of them displays our karmic desires. Likewise, it doesn't really matter who was born and under what sign. Everything is already predetermined from above: our karma, and the place of our birth, and our parents, and our whole future destiny. Even the lines on our hands are predetermined from above. It is along these lines that knowledgeable specialists, in a simple way, palmists, can tell us about our past and future reincarnations. But, most importantly, we determine our future destiny ourselves, according to our own karmic desires and preferences. So, one should not rely too much or be angry with horoscopes. They are just knowledge sent to us from the outside, maybe even by ourselves from our past lives, but not understood or disclosed by us. And admirers of Buddhism are convincedthat knowledge should be superior to religion itself and even faith. And right now the time has come when a person is given, using the correct knowledge, to go out on the true path of not purely religious, but spiritual development. And the symbols, signs and messages that are given to us must also be perceived correctly.
And let's start with the fact that the wheel with twelve symbolic zodiacal animals is precisely the very circle of samsara. The animals that make up this circle have as their goal, in an allegorical and figurative form, to point out to us our characteristic karmic desires, which each time unswervingly lead to rebirth in the wheel of samsara. Moreover, such an interpretation of the horoscope can be understood only by those who profess Buddhism, thoroughly study it and their own spiritual development. Especially those who take the positions of northern Buddhism. Since it is here that the great occult teaching "Bardo Thedol", better known as the Tibetan Book of the Dead, is held in high esteem. This great treatise on Vajrayana Buddhism describes all those animals in their true deepest esoteric sense. Also, for the followers of the Buddha's teachings, the fundamental aspect of Buddhism is immutable - this is the knowledge and understanding of rebirth, that is, reincarnation and karma. Accordingly, the laws of cause and effect.
Among those who do not perceive Buddhism as a true faith, there is a misunderstanding of karma. It is taken as a consequence of all human success or failure. But, this is not at all true. It is because of the misunderstanding of the root cause that people who are far from Buddhism cannot change their karma, and, therefore, life for the better. After all, karma cannot be a consequence, it is just the cause of what happens to everyone living and existing in the universe. Karma is the principle of the consciousness of the essence and this principle is the cause of what happens to us or to someone else. And, if the fact that karma is a principle of consciousness is taken as an immutable truth, then changes in it can be made only by slightly violating or completely destroying this principle.
To make it easier to understand, let's look at everything with an example. Let's say you need to drown newly born kittens. Someone will immediately begin to cite a million reasons why they can never do this. Others will give even more reasons why they not only can perform such an act and must. This is the principle of consciousness that predetermines actions. Can I change it? It is possible, but very difficult. After all, initially it is necessary to break your own stereotype of behavior, that is, to change personal awareness. The result will be a change in your own karma. And we, at times, are not always aware of our thoughts and deeds. Sometimes we do something without thinking about it at all. And sometimes the simple decisions of our actions simply do not occur to us. This is the whole difficulty. So we came to the pointthat everything around us constitutes a vicious circle, that is, the very wheel of samsara that holds our consciousness at all levels of existence. And we, according to our karmic desires, reincarnate and reborn again and again, absorbed in the passionate satisfaction of our own desires.
According to the beliefs of Buddhism in Tibet, the consciousness of a deceased person (in our understanding, it is the soul of a person) falls into a special state or place called Bardo. It is here that we can see the existence of the clear light of truth - the Dharmakaya. But our karma allows us only to observe this place, and not to go there. Our karmic desires pull us down and lead to a new rebirth. Staying in a state of death, our consciousness after a certain time begins karmic visions. Later, it gradually begins to approach the world of the living and monitor couples who perform the wedding ceremony. And our consciousness, based on our own preferences, predetermines the future parents of our own flesh, after which it falls into the womb of the mother. Thus, getting into the wheel of samsara, he continues the circle of rebirth.
All of the above is a rather exaggerated version of the quintessence of a huge number of actions of the karmic and santaric laws of life. We'll look at all this in more detail and much more later. It's just that now we want to more simply convey the essence of the Tibetan Book of the Dead.
Therefore, for now, let's take it for granted that our unbridled desires, sent down to us by our karma, force us to be reborn again and again in the world of life-giving beings who have a body. And what exactly these bodies are, this is precisely what is indicated in the allegorical zodiacal circle. Hence it follows that the zodiac wheel indicates its inextricable connection with the name of Buddha. Because it was the Great Teacher who showed the possibility of achieving all-encompassing liberation, avoiding the oppressive limits of samsara and eternal deliverance from suffering that the wheel of life and death carries, and, as a result, going into nirvana. This rather short and deliberately simplified description of Buddhist teachings will help all those who are just taking their first steps in knowing and discovering the religion of Buddhism.
After all, the main essence of Buddhism, as one of the fundamental religions of the world, is to help those living on earth in freeing him from samsaric shackles and showing him the way to nirvana. And if a person follows this path, then, even if not immediately, but, nevertheless, gradually, he will be given to discover the truth and enlightenment. And over time, reincarnating and reborn, he will come to the realization that everything around us is absolutely unreal, and then the true reality will open to him.
In the circle of the zodiac, the underlying reasons are indicated that lead us to reincarnation. Only those who thoroughly approach the study of Buddhism can learn about the significance of the animals that make up the zodiacal wheel, because their interpretation goes back to the time of the birth of Buddhism or even Hinduism. And, again, if we superficially consider some representatives of the zodiacal wheel, then, for example, a pig will be a symbol of ignorance and stupidity, a snake is a symbol of anger, and a rooster is a symbol of animal instincts. But this is exactly what we will not dwell on now, but will go further. And we will try to consider with examples the action of the wheel of reincarnation. Again, let's turn to the zodiac signs. So, for example, the action of karmic desires, expressed by the symbol of the tiger. Most likely, the tiger sign is the personification of strength and fearlessness. Therefore, a personwho is predisposed to the possession of this karma, each time being reborn, goes on about in the satisfaction of his own strength and fearlessness. He passionately seeks to be admired for his exploits, and his body served him as an object of pride. And so it is repeated from life to life, from reincarnation to reincarnation, until the person himself changes his consciousness.
Well, we are done with a simplified view of the wheel of samsara. Now, perhaps, we can proceed to a more in-depth study of it.
In religions professing both Buddhism and Jainism, the wheel of Samsara is a symbol of a unique sphere of non-stop changes and becoming, which are under the tireless control of Mara, g'Shinja or Yama, which in a more acceptable version for us sounds like the God (Lord) of Death. He holds this wheel with his hands and jaws, which should become a constant reminder for everyone on this earth that all living are mortal. And there is no exception for anyone. We will all, while being reborn, come to this world again and again, until the realization of the true nature of mind comes to us, which will help us to achieve full and final Enlightenment, that is, the state of Buddha.
Real life, symbolically depicted in a circle, shows all stages of human development from birth to death. Considering all twelve links, which are mutually dependent in their origin, clearly demonstrating the fundamental principles of the existence of Samsara, we will be able to personally observe, realize and comprehend everything, starting with our own ignorance. It is our ignorance that leads to the generation of all those states of consciousness and suffering that determine our existence.
All of these twelve positions have a certain interpretation. But, we will start from the center. Directly the center of the wheel is occupied by three symbols (creatures), which mean the absence of feelings and have a detrimental effect on human consciousness. This is a pig, a rooster and a snake, biting each other by the tail, and, thus, connected to each other in an unbreakable chain. The black pig here personifies greed, ignorance and dark ignorance, which corresponds to the illusory nature of the human ego. The red rooster is a symbol of carnal passions, greed and affection. A green or dark snake, in this case, symbolizes anger, envy, hatred and disgust. And when united, they demonstrate the vices, illusions and feelings with which the human world is filled and in which it is forced to exist. These hereditary principles of ignorance, repulsion and attraction,lead people to commit acceptable or highly unacceptable wrongdoings as a result, which leads to the accumulation of positive or negative karma. In the future, it depends on this in which of the six worlds the next rebirth of a living being will take place.
Although a huge number of types of karma are known that accumulate under the action of destructive emotions, nevertheless, they can be combined into two categories related to good and negative karma. On the left side of the center of the wheel is a white side, which symbolizes positive karma. It shows monks and lay people who are moving upward to their reincarnation in the higher worlds. On the right is a part of a dark color, indicating negative karma. Here are depicted figures of naked people who, descending, are reborn in the lower worlds. These two halves of the second circle of the wheel of rebirth symbolically demonstrate that those who dwell in the higher worlds ascended there, walking along the white path. And those who found themselves in the lower spheres of existence achieved the same by following the sulfuric path. That is, this already contains the truth,indicating the causes of human misfortune and dissatisfaction.
The next circle is divided into six equal parts, each of which shows options for the possible fate of a person after his death. The world of the gods crowns the wheel of Samsara, it is filled with the karma of pride, to the right of it is the world of the demigods, with the karmic desires of envy, to the left of the world of the gods is the world of people, consisting of the world of karmic attachments. In the lower right part, the world of hungry ghosts found its place, which was overwhelmed by the karma of greed and sensuality. Opposite him, to the left, is the animal world. The karma of ignorance prevails here. And the worlds of hell are depicted strictly below. You can see both cold and hot hell.
1. Hells
2. World of Hungry Spirits
3. Animal World
4. World of the Demigods
5. World of the Gods
6. Human World
The presence of a Buddha image can be found in each fragment of the wheel. In the end, this image helps all participants in the wheel of Samsara to achieve liberation and the subsequent attainment of nirvana.
On the outer circle of the wheel, there are twelve pictures of being, each of which is a symbol of a separate moment in a person's life. So a picture depicting a woman in the process of childbirth is a symbol of the birth of a new life, the period of its growth and formation. The pregnant woman shown in the next one just personifies the state of becoming, with the act of appropriation and the continuation of mortal life. The next picture, depicting people picking fruits, symbolizes a person's clinging to life, appropriation, which leads him to the desire to live. The scene depicting the drinking process is a symbol of the irresistible thirst for life, which leads to the experience of feelings. An arrow pierced into a person's eye - we see such an image in another picture. This is nothing more than a symbol of sensations and feelings. It is feelings that make us contact with all of us around. The kiss of a couple in love, personifies contact and sensations that attract people to the world of feelings. The depicted house with many empty windows symbolizes the senses and sensations that create personality. People sailing in a boat are a symbol of the very existence of a personality, its name, form. All this together leads to the birth of consciousness.
Also, looking at the wheel of Samsara, we can see a picture of a monkey on a tree and picking its fruits. This is our consciousness, which leads us to the satisfaction of our simplest impulses. The potter, captured at his work, symbolizes our actions in which we embody our urges. At the same time, we produce our impulses with a complete lack of knowledge. And the blind old woman, in the next picture, just shows our lack of knowledge, as well as our blindness and ignorance, which, as a result, lead us to death. And the finishing touch in this holistic picture is the scene with the image of the coffin and the funeral procession. This is our aging, death and subsequent suffering, after which we come to our new rebirth.
More structured about 12 symbols located around the circumference of the Wheel of Samsara:
TWELVE-LINE CHAIN OF INTERDEPENDENT ORIGIN
In the outermost circle we see twelve different images that symbolize a twelve-link chain of interdependent origins.
1. Because of ignorance, we create polluted karma. The image of a blind old man here symbolizes ignorance.
2. The image of a potter symbolizes polluted karma. Because of ignorance, we do many different things. And the action itself is karma. Whatever actions we perform, after a moment it leaves an imprint in our consciousness.
A stricter terminological name for the second link is accumulated karma.
3. Some may mistakenly think that consciousness is a product of karma. Do not think that actions create consciousness, they are not. Action creates an imprint on the mind. The monkey plucking the fruit symbolizes here the consciousness with imprints. The monkey symbolizes consciousness, and plucking the fruit means that the action leaves an imprint on the mind.
4. The symbol of the fourth link, which is called the name and form - a man with an oar sitting in a boat. Name and form are our five skandhas.
5. The fifth link - a house with six windows - symbolizes the six pillars of sensory perception. In fact, these are the foundations on which sensory perception functions.
6. Two hugging people symbolize contact - the sixth link.
7. The person who got an arrow in the eye symbolizes the seventh link - sensation.
8. A person who holds many different things in his hands symbolizes the eighth link - longing desire, or attraction.
9. The man plucking fruits from the tree symbolizes the ninth link - clinging.
10. A hen hatching eggs symbolizes the tenth link - existence.
11. The woman who gives birth to a child symbolizes the eleventh link in the chain - birth.
12. The last picture shows an old man and a corpse, which symbolizes the last, twelfth link in the chain - aging and dying.
These twelve images represent a twelve-link chain of interdependent origin through which we rotate in Samsara.
After all, Samsara or as a variant of Samsara in literal translation just sounds like a rebirth, a series of transitions or life. This wheel is also known as the Bhavachakra, it is also called the wheel of life, the circle of existence, or becoming, or rebirth, and perhaps you will find it under the name of the wheel of suffering. All this is about him, about the wheel of Samsara. This is how Indian philosophy interprets the continuous cycle of new rebirths of individual life processes, which includes all the suffering inherent in human existence. And one can get rid of them only by penetrating into nirvana.
According to the wise Indian dictum that has existed for many centuries, which says that wherever we look, everywhere we will observe only passionate desires, aspirations and attachments, leading us at a frantic pace in pursuit of pleasure, to a hasty retreat in the face of pain and death, to surround us with emptiness and heat, destroying our desires. Our world is filled with attachments and changes. All this is the essence of Samsara. A person who strives to achieve perfection is a person who is destined to go beyond the wheel of Samsara. At the top, outside of Samsara, is the kingdom of Lo Mustang or the Tushita heaven. They symbolize the upper chakra of the earth, the pure land of the Buddha, leading the human community to perfection. The wheel of Samsara is the personification of all that everyday life and existence,what surrounds us in our daily life. Samsara is an inseparable chain of conscious visions that were caused by inherited karma, that is, life.
Thus, having realized the whole essence of the wheel of rebirth, we can end our suffering. Gradually, step by step, giving up negative actions leading to the accumulation of destructive emotions, we learn the true path, which will lead us to spiritual rebirth. And we need to start with the awareness of ignorance as the fundamental root cause of our suffering. Next, you need to exercise your mind in the recognition of impermanence and death. After which we must carefully analyze all our actions and deeds. We must separate the good from the bad. Then, directly following the chosen path, we will undoubtedly achieve that we realize that there is no goal in samsara that would be worthy of our possession. We will become beyond the control of an all-pervading nature that carries constant dissatisfaction and suffering. AND,based on the newfound sense of renunciation that comes with this realization, we will come to perfection in the practice of morality. So, bringing our gross, external distractions into a calm state, we will develop more and more in the practice of contemplation, while more and more pacifying subtle, internal distractions. This will be followed by the liberation of our own consciousness from the lack of freedom that is within us.
And then we will perfect ourselves in the practice of discriminating wisdom. This practice directly gives knowledge of the meaning of the absence of the existing nature of personality and phenomena. So, gradually, we will exhaust all the destructive emotions accumulated in us. Having freed ourselves from all areas associated with dissatisfaction and suffering, we will finally find peace and freedom. This is the study of the symbolic image of the wheel of Samsara. But to preserve the complete picture of the image of the circle, it should be noted that words are inscribed directly under the wheel, combined in two quatrains. In the upper left corner we see the Buddha pointing to the full moon. This path is the symbolic path of truth. And the moon, a true symbol, Where all our suffering will end. Therefore, the picture must be viewed in its holistic image. Since, and above,and below you can find direct indications of the positive qualities of obtaining freedom.
There is also a legend about the origin of the wheel of Samsara, which in the interpretation of the scientist-researcher A. M. Pozdneev has reached our days in the following form: “The story of Buddha Shakyamuni served as the basis for the origin of just such an image of the wheel of Samsara. According to this narrative, one of Shigemuniya's most ancient disciples, Mutgalvani, was preoccupied with saving his mother. Step by step he penetrated into all the worlds in which his mother was being reborn. And so he happened to be in each of the twenty worlds of hell. He also managed to visit the kingdom of the Birites; he did not pass by his attention and the worlds of animals and people. He also had to visit the kingdom of the Asurians and Tengriyas (gods and demigods). On this journey he was accompanied by one of the first disciples of the Buddha, Shariputra. After completing the rescue of Mutgalvania's mother,the disciples came to their Master Buddha and began their story. At first, their listeners were their own four friends, who were later joined by all the disciples and followers of the Buddha's teachings. The travelers, without hiding, talked about everything they saw, including the suffering that filled each of the worlds they saw. Then the Buddha wished to preserve the detailed narrative, so that it would serve as an adamant instruction for all believers, who lived, who are living and who were just to live. And no matter in what part of the earth and at what time they would lead their existence. The teacher commanded his disciples to depict the existing state in picturesque manner in all the worlds and kingdoms they saw. "which were subsequently joined by all the disciples and followers of the Buddha's teachings. The travelers, without hiding, talked about everything they saw, including the suffering that filled each of the worlds they saw. Then the Buddha wished to preserve the detailed narrative, so that it would serve as an adamant instruction for all believers, who lived, who are living and who were just to live. And no matter in what part of the earth and at what time they would lead their existence. The teacher commanded his disciples to depict the existing state in picturesque manner in all the worlds and kingdoms they saw. "which were subsequently joined by all the disciples and followers of the Buddha's teachings. The travelers, without hiding, talked about everything they saw, including the suffering that filled each of the worlds they saw. Then the Buddha wished to preserve the detailed narrative, so that it would serve as an adamant instruction for all believers, who lived, who are living and who were just to live. And no matter in what part of the earth and at what time they would lead their existence. The teacher commanded his disciples to depict the existing state in picturesque manner in all the worlds and kingdoms they saw. "so that it serves as an adamant instruction for all believers, who lived, who are living and who only had to live. And no matter in what part of the earth and at what time they would lead their existence. The teacher commanded his disciples to depict the existing state in picturesque manner in all the worlds and kingdoms they saw. "so that it serves as an adamant instruction for all believers, who lived, who are living and who only had to live. And no matter in what part of the earth and at what time they would lead their existence. The teacher commanded his disciples to depict the existing state in picturesque manner in all the worlds and kingdoms they saw."
It is in this form that the image of the wheel of Samsara has survived to this day, where the worlds of the gods, asuras, people, animals, demons and the inhabitants of hells are inextricably linked and interdependent on each other. This is the fundamental principle of creating a circle. In addition to the above, there are other graphic images of the wheel of Samsara. But all of them are represented in the form of a wheel, symbolizing the sun, which is divided into six parts by symbolic "spokes", which, nevertheless, are the sun's rays.
There is also a description of the wheel of Samsara and Lama Anagarik Govinda. He described this circle of life as follows: “Samsara is a world of eternal discord and struggle, consisting of irreconcilable contrasts, duality, loss of balance and middle. Because of which, creatures go from one extreme to another. The conditions of heavenly joy are the opposite of those of hellish torment. The area of titanic struggle and the lust for power of the asuras oppose animal fear and persecution mania. The human realm of creativity and pride of achievement is opposed to the realm of "hungry ghosts" … in which unfulfilled passions lead to a ghostlike existence."
And it is precisely the karmic desires, so authentically depicted in the wheel of Samsara, that lead people to constant rebirth in the spheres that personify punishment. All of these areas are located within a circle and, as we have already found out, punishments are shown in the form of animals, hungry ghosts and inhabitants of both types of hell. It is believed that the creatures inhabiting these worlds do not earn their future karma, but serve it. And the presence in each of the worlds of the merciful and compassionate Buddha Avalokiteshvara encourages everyone with a chance for salvation. And the one who furiously strives to eradicate the three poisonous and vicious root causes in himself - anger, lust and ignorance, have the opportunity to reincarnate in one of the calmer worlds where gods, demigods or people live.
But only a person is destined to earn positive karma, and having broken the shackles of the circle of samsara, achieve the state of nirvana, that is, the state of Buddha. However, this is not so easy to do. Although it is necessary to strive for perfection constantly. And although there is an opinion among the greats that explaining to ordinary mortals the concepts of the versatility of worlds and universes, it is almost useless and not grateful, because the human mind is still not able to realize and accept all the explanations that are in the treatises of the Great Teachers, nevertheless, to comprehend science should be. Since knowledge is within us, it is the task of our earthly existence to open the way for them to enter the external world and the universe that surrounds us. Only the knowledge gained will help the walking person to find himself in the mainstream of the generalizing time flow among the multidimensional conditions. And it is knowledge that will help him make a completely successful transition to the next level of his life development. And the circle of Samsara is so far the only available fundamental concept given to the human community for a deeper understanding of its own essence and its relationship with the Higher Mind. Having thoroughly studied the wheel of Samsara, everyone will be able to see the connection between the beginning of the ascent of the earth and humanity to the light and the holy spirit.
Along with all other interpretations of the symbol of the wheel of Samsara, let's consider another one, which in the same way has the right to exist. So, let's take as a basis the fact that the wheel symbolizes solar energy. Then we get the following. The sun for us will be personified with a wheel rotating in Heaven. The sun itself will be the center of the wheel, and its spokes are the rays of the sun. The wheel is an integral attribute of all solar deities, as well as their earthly messengers - the solar kings. The solar circle has long been a symbol of universal government, a life cycle, rebirth and renewal. In addition, it symbolizes a noble beginning, carries variability and change in the material world. Although the sun itself may well personify the material world itself. Its circumference is the limits of the world of matter. And its center is a fixed point, which at the same time serves as a fixed engine and cosmic center, all this serves as a source of light and power. The wheel will also be both time and destiny. The inexorable and unceasing spinning wheel of Samsara. The parts of a circle obtained as a result of division by radii are symbolic periods of cyclic manifestations corresponding to the material world. And the rotation made by the wheel of Samsara is a circular rotation that carries changes, advances and dynamics. The wheel can also be associated with the lotus, which is similar to the solar matrix and the Hindu chakras. The wheel, which is part of the chariot, will symbolize government and authority. A wheel with wings will indicate extraordinary speed. The sun rolling across the sky can be seen in the wheel rolling ceremony. Such ritual acts correspond to the Sun at the time of the winter solstice.
In the religion professing Buddhism, the wheel is a symbol of the Cosmos, the Wheel of Law and Truth, the wheel of Samsara, the symmetry and perfection of the Dharma, the dynamics of peaceful change, time, fate and omnipotence. The Wheel of Law and Doctrine is capable of crushing the existing illusion of being. Its knitting needles are the personification of spiritual possibilities that are connected at the core. In addition, they symbolize the rays of light that emanate from the Buddha - the One who rotates the Wheel of Word and Law, which began its rotation, with the beginning of his teaching of the teachings in Sarnath. Such a circle can be a non-iconic image of the Buddha. So, a wheel of gold, symbolizing unsurpassed strength of mind, can be one of the Seven Treasures of the Lord of the Universe, which are displayed on the Footprint of the Buddha. For example, a wheel in China has the same symbolic meaning asas in Buddhism.
In Christianity, the wheel symbolizes the emblem of Saints Catherine, Erasmus, Euphemia, Quentin. In the mythology of Ancient Egypt, it is said that the creation of man took place on the pottery wheel of Khemu (Reason). In the traditions that have come down to us from the Greeks and Romans, the wheel, with the six spokes on it, is nothing more than an attribute of Zeus (Jupiter), who in turn is the heavenly god. Also, the sun wheel is a symbol of the chariot of Helios (Apollo) and at the same time is an integral part of the emblem of Dionysus. The wheel of life, according to Proclus, is a cyclic creative symbol, also known as the wheel of Ixion. In addition, it is a symbol of fate. Among the Indians, the wheel is the personification of infinite, perfect completion and is an integral part of the power of Varun, and later Vishna. Lotus wheelis a chakra symbol. In addition, as we said at the beginning, there is the Wheel of Signs or, all the same, the Zodiac. As we already know, it symbolizes the change of years, time and life, depending on the Sun. Those who follow the Teaching of Jainism have the Wheel of Time, which revolves forever. Again, for the Mithraists, the wheel is a symbol of the Sun that revolves in Heaven. For the followers of the Sumerian-Semitic traditions, the symbols of the Wheel of Life and the Wheel of the Sun are attributes of the solar gods Ashur, Shamash, Baal and all the gods associated with war. For Taoists, the solar circle is also a symbol of the material world, but, in addition, it is represented in the form of a sage who has reached a fixed center and is able to move the wheel without the participation of his own movements. As we already know, it symbolizes the change of years, time and life, depending on the Sun. Those who follow the Teaching of Jainism have the Wheel of Time, which revolves forever. Again, for the Mithraists, the wheel is a symbol of the Sun that revolves in Heaven. For the followers of the Sumerian-Semitic traditions, the symbols of the Wheel of Life and the Wheel of the Sun are attributes of the solar gods Ashur, Shamash, Baal and all the gods associated with war. For Taoists, the solar circle is also a symbol of the material world, but, in addition, it is represented in the form of a sage who has reached a fixed center and is able to move the wheel without the participation of his own movements. As we already know, it symbolizes the change of years, time and life, depending on the Sun. Those who follow the Teaching of Jainism have the Wheel of Time, which revolves forever. Again, for the Mithraists, the wheel is a symbol of the Sun that revolves in Heaven. For the followers of the Sumerian-Semitic traditions, the symbols of the Wheel of Life and the Wheel of the Sun are attributes of the solar gods Ashur, Shamash, Baal and all the gods associated with war. For Taoists, the solar circle is also a symbol of the material world, but, in addition, it is represented in the form of a sage who has reached a fixed center and is able to move the wheel without the participation of his own movements.the wheel is a symbol of the Sun that revolves in Heaven. For the followers of the Sumerian-Semitic traditions, the symbols of the Wheel of Life and the Wheel of the Sun are attributes of the solar gods Ashur, Shamash, Baal and all the gods associated with war. For Taoists, the solar circle is also a symbol of the material world, but, in addition, it is represented in the form of a sage who has reached a fixed center and is able to move the wheel without the participation of his own movements.the wheel is a symbol of the Sun that revolves in Heaven. For the followers of the Sumerian-Semitic traditions, the symbols of the Wheel of Life and the Wheel of the Sun are attributes of the solar gods Ashur, Shamash, Baal and all the gods associated with war. For Taoists, the solar circle is also a symbol of the material world, but, in addition, it is represented in the form of a sage who has reached a fixed center and is able to move the wheel without the participation of his own movements.who has reached a fixed cent and is able to move the wheel without the participation of his own movements.who has reached a fixed cent and is able to move the wheel without the participation of his own movements.
Thus, at the end of the narrative about the wheel of Samsara, it is worth noting that the image of this symbol is inherent in almost any spiritual and religious movement, and beyond time and space. Quite simply speaking, we can say that this is an extremely sublimated life code of the development of any intelligent entity.