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GCSE Religious Studies · key term
A Buddhist teaching picture representing samsara and the conditions that keep beings within it; also called the Wheel of Becoming or Wheel of Rebirth.
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Specification 1.4 · Paper 2
A Buddhist representation of the cycle of birth, death and rebirth, also called the Wheel of Becoming.
Revise: Second Noble TruthThe Wheel of Life represents samsara, the cycle of birth, death and rebirth. A wheel conveys repeated movement rather than a single event with a permanent endpoint.
Specification 1.4, 4.5, 2.2 · Paper 1, Paper 2, Paper 3
Distinguish the Wheel of Life, which represents samsara, from the Wheel of Dhamma associated with the Buddha's teaching.
When explaining the Wheel of Life, link each animal to its poison and explain why the animals occupy the hub and chase one another’s tails.
When evaluating the Wheel of Life, distinguish the importance of the picture from the importance of the teachings it represents.
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The Wheel of Life represents samsara, the cycle of birth, death and rebirth. Its circular form conveys repeated becoming rather than a secure, permanent destination. It brings together teachings about suffering, action and the conditions that sustain existence.
A Buddhist image representing the realms and causes of repeated birth and death, also called the bhavacakra.
A Buddhist teaching picture representing the cycle of rebirth and the conditions which sustain it.
