The third circle has six parts which are the six realms.

It represents the two ways we can act in any situation, either with skillfulness or unskillfulness. The second circle is divided into a white path and a black path. These animals are used in the picture because they best represent the animal-like tendencies in our minds. These are the root or the cause of suffering in Samsara. You can see a pigeon representing desire in the center circle, a snake representing hatred, and a pig that represents ignorance. We see ourselves in the picture, our heights, and depths, and our reactivity and potential creativity. When we look at it, we are, in effect, looking at ourselves. Samsara is often painted at the gate of all the Buddhist Monasteries. It is the most profound instrument of teaching and depiction of the interrelated doctrines of Buddhism. It contains all the essential teachings of Buddhism. The Wheel of Life or Samsara is one of the most profound Buddhist teachings for its encapsulates. The obverse side of the coin depicts the Coat of Arms of the Cook Island in a special appearance with the inscriptions: “ELIZABETH II” (name of the Queen), “COOK ISLANDS” (the issuing country), “ARCHEOLOGY & SYMBOLISM” (the name of the series) and “20 DOLLARS” (the face value). It has ultra-high relief and interesting small details of the original Wheel of Life. The reverse of the coin depicts the Samsara Wheel of Life with its four circles, all its characteristics, and inscriptions: “Wheel of Life Samsara” (the name of the coin) and “2019” (the year of issue). Get this 3rd edition now to expand your collection. Coin comes in a beautiful box with a Certificate of Authenticity. It has a limited mintage of only 333 pcs antiqued and 99 pcs gilded worldwide. 999 silver huge 65mm blank in the highest quality. The coin has an antique finish and is struck on a 3 oz pure. The impossible has been made possible using the enhanced Smartminting©️ technology and brings the Wheel of Life to life. Returns are accepted within 60 business days from sales date.The ‘Samsara Wheel of Life’ coin is the 3rd issue in the ‘Archaeology & Symbolism’ series. Standard Courier Services DHL, UPS, Fedex, Aramex ~Special price to thangka wholesalers and Traders~ ~Genuine 100% hand-painted from Himalayas~ ~Excellent for home/office decor or meditation~ Regardless of the figure depicted, the inner meaning remains the same–that the entire process of cyclic existence (samsara) is transient everything within this wheel is constantly changing. This figure is most commonly depicted as Yama, the lord of death. The wheel is being held by a fearsome figure who represents impermanence. The three lower realms are shown in the bottom half of the circle the lower realms consist of the hell realm, the animal realm and the hungry ghost realm.

The three higher realms are shown in the top half of the circle the higher realms consist of the god realm, the demi-god realm and the human realm. The other half-circle (usually dark) shows people in a miserable state being led downwards to lower states, possibly to the lower realms. One half-circle (usually light) shows contented people moving upwards to higher states, possibly to the higher realms. The images in the hub of the wheel represent the three poisons of anger, ignorance and greediness.

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