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Samsara Picture by Dhammavidu Bhikkhu

The three creatures at the top of the picture represent the three ‘root defilements’ of
greed (the cock bird,) delusion (the boar,) and aversion, or hatred (the snake.) These three,
created out of our constant seeking after stimulation and the ‘self’- belief it engenders,

dominate our minds and exert a huge influence over our lives.

The six masks underneath the three creatures represent dukkha, that is, the ‘ego’ states,

the mental ups and downs, the happiness, the unhappiness, the fear, the anger, the
jealousy, the love and the hate, etc. etc. which our defilement-guided behavior makes
Lecture Three sure we get plenty of.

DHAMMAVIDU BHIKKU The mandala at the bottom of the picture is the ‘wheel of becoming,’ or paticcasamupada,
which, by means of a series of illustrations, analyzes the way the defilements enter into
and influence our understanding of and reactions to any experience we give attention to.

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