WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Wheel of Life (called the Bhavachakra in Sanskrit) represents the cycle of birth and rebirth and existence in samsara. This gallery looks at different parts of the Wheel and explains what they mean. The main sections are the hub and the six “pie wedges” depicting the Six Realms.

Detailed explanation-2: -Samsara is the cycle of birth and rebirth (or reincarnation), and is governed by how karma is created and balanced. Moksha is liberation from the cycle of samsara.

Detailed explanation-3: -Hindus believe that there are four goals in human life: kama, the pursuit of pleasure; artha, the pursuit of material success; dharma, leading a just and good life; and moksha, enlightenment, which frees a person from suffering and unites the individual soul with Brahman.

Detailed explanation-4: -The way a Hindu is supposed to live an ideal life is based on stratification: first one is a student, then a householder, then a hermit, and finally a wandering ascetic who has renounced the world.