A TIBETAN 'BHAVACAKRA' THANGKA.

Tibet, Early 20th Century.

Gouache on canvas, printed and hand-coloured to illustrate the Wheel of Life with its three inner circles held by the Lord of Hell, mounted with textile as a hanging scroll, 26 x 35cm.

西藏二十世紀早期 生命之輪唐卡

布面水粉 立軸

Bhavacakra is one of the oldest representations of the cycle of life in the Buddhist iconography displayed at the entries to monasteries and temples, explaining the complex doctrine to the followers in the most simple terms.