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Bhavachakra, "wheel of life," [a] consists of the words bhava and chakra.. bhava (भव) means "being, worldly existence, becoming, birth, being, production, origin". [web 1]In Buddhism, bhava denotes the continuity of becoming (reincarnating) in one of the realms of existence, in the samsaric context of rebirth, life and the maturation arising therefrom. [2]
Rava says, "Duration of life, progeny, and subsistence are dependent upon the constellations." [ 12 ] The great men of Israel in the Middle Ages , viz ., Saadia Gaon , in his commentary on the Sefer Yetzirah ; Solomon ibn Gabirol in his Keter Malkhut , and Abraham bar Hiyya , ha-Nasi [ 13 ] and Abraham ibn Ezra considered astrology to be true ...
NAS/NAU: perh. "a constellation" NET: The word מַּזָּלֹות; (mazzarot) is taken by some to refer to the constellations (see 2 Kings 23:5), and by others as connected to the word for "crown," and so "corona." NIB/NIV: {32 Or the morning star in its season} The Targum renders the translation as "guards of the mazalot". [10]
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; The Wheel of Life (1929 film), an American film ...
The Hebrew word for "wheel" (ôpannîm) was also used in later Jewish literature to indicate a member of the angelic orders (1 Enoch 71:7; 3 Enoch 1:8; 7:1; 25:5–6, etc.). Comparing the living creatures in Ezekiel with Revelation's is a prominent apocalyptic study in Western Christianity. [6]
The engraved stone shows the 1,467 stars visible from Korea, [1] 264 constellations and their names, the ecliptic and equatorial lines, and 365 scales around. It was compiled through a combination of a Goguryeo star map with more recent observations.
Philips' Planisphere, ca. 1900. In astronomy, a planisphere (/ ˈ p l eɪ. n ɪ ˌ s f ɪər, ˈ p l æ n. ɪ-/) is a star chart analog computing instrument in the form of two adjustable disks that rotate on a common pivot.