Meanings
nounbhavacakra (plural bhavacakras)
plural bhavacakras · alternative bhavachakra
- BuddhismA symbolic representation of samsara (or cyclic existence).
Origin
- Sanskritभवचक्र
- Englishbhavacakra
Borrowed from Sanskrit भवचक्र (bhavacakra).
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Chinese Mandarin 有輪 /有轮
- 有輪 /有轮 (yǒulún)bhavacakra
Russian бхавача́кра
- бхавача́кра (bxavačákra)bhavacakra
Thai ภวจักร
- ภวจักรbhavacakra
Vietnamese hữu luân
- hữu luânbhavacakra
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