Wheel of Life Thangka – 47×61 cm, Classic Grade
Classic grade
Clean, traditional work at an accessible price: simpler detail and flatter colour.
- Composition
- Narrative
- Size (with its painted border)
- 47 × 61 cm (18.5 × 24.0 in)
- Graded
- 30 Apr 2025
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Free express shipping
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30-day returns
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Ships in 1–3 days
Wheel of Life Thangka – 47×61 cm, Classic Grade
Dark Yama, crowned with skulls, grips the Wheel of Life in his hands, feet and jaws, painted in a muted, darkened palette of olive, black and gold-coloured line work.
The six realms of rebirth are crowded with tiny figures, houses and animals around the hub, a seated Buddha sits in a temple in each upper corner, and two figures lie beneath Yama's feet on a lotus base, inside a patterned border.
Hand-painted in Nepal on cotton canvas. Unmounted: it comes rolled, ready to frame or to have mounted.
Size: 47 × 61 cm (18.5 × 24.0 in), including the painted border. Hand-painted, so allow ±1–2 cm. Size guide →
In the box: the painting, rolled (never folded) in a strong tube.
Also in this painting: Two Buddhas in temples
About Wheel of Life
The Wheel of Life is held by Yama, lord of death. At its hub, a rooster, a snake and a pig stand for desire, anger and ignorance; around them are the six realms of rebirth and, on the rim, the twelve links of dependent origination. A Buddha outside the wheel points to the way out.
Also known as Riduk.
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Returns: 30 days from delivery. Return postage is paid by the buyer, unless the piece arrived damaged or isn't as described. See our returns policy.
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