Khorlo (
Tib.: འཁོར་ལོ་;
'khor-lo') means: '
wheel
A wheel is a circular component that is intended to rotate on an axle Bearing (mechanical), bearing. The wheel is one of the key components of the wheel and axle which is one of the Simple machine, six simple machines. Wheels, in conjunction wi ...
', 'round', '
mandala', '
chakra
Chakras (, ; sa , text=चक्र , translit=cakra , translit-std=IAST , lit=wheel, circle; pi, cakka) are various focal points used in a variety of ancient meditation practices, collectively denominated as Tantra, or the esoteric or ...
', 'samsara'.
It appears in the names of some
tantric deities such as
Chakrasamvara ('khor-lo bde-mchog, "wheel of great bliss") and
Kalachakra (dus-kyi 'khor-lo, "wheel of time").
With a different connotation, it can also refer to
samsara, or worldly, mundane life, full of suffering (as in "to flow together").
See also
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Bhavachakra
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Gankyil
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Sudarshana Chakra
Sudarshana Chakra (Sanskrit: सुदर्शन चक्र, lit. "disc of auspicious vision", IAST: Sudarśana Chakra) is a spinning, celestial discus with 108 serrated edges, attributed to Vishnu and Krishna in the Hindu scriptures. The Sud ...
References
Tibetan Buddhism
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