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Such wheels are often found as wall paintings outside Tibetan temples. It shows the six worlds of existence into which sentient beings are born, depending on their good or bad karma built up during life. At the centre of the diagram are the three qualities that cause rebirth. The cock represents desire, the snake hatred and the pig  ignorance. Around the outside of the wheel are the 12 Nidanas representing the 12 stages by which rebirth and death take place. The wheel is held by the wrathful Yama, ‘Lord of Death’.","physicalDescription":"Hanging picture for a monastery (<i>Tangka)</i>, painted in tempera colours and gold, varnished, on a prepared cotton ground. The surrounding mount is of red, yellow and blue figured satin damasks. The ends of the bottom roller are of cast and chased brass. The protection cover is of yellow silk, block printed in red and green. 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