What is "wheel of life"

n. (context Hinduism Buddhism and Jainism English) A mandala, representing the continuous cycle of birth, life and death.

Wheel of life generally refers to the Bhavacakra, an instructional figure in Buddhism.

It might also mean:

• Saṃsāra understood as a cycle of life and death (as understood through various religions)
• Wheel of Life, a 2003 album by progressive rock group Karmakanic
• A sculpture with the name The Wheel of Life (Livshjulet) in Vigeland Sculpture Park (Vigelandsparken), Oslo, Norway
• The Wheel of Life, a boulder problem in Hollow Mountain Cave in the Grampians of Australia
• Zoetrope, device that produces an illusion of action from a rapid succession of static pictures.
• Wheel of Life, a coaching tool used in life coaching and management coaching to assess coaching priorities