Editing Bhavacakra (section)

==Alternative interpretations==

===Theravada===
The Theravada-tradition does not have a graphical representation of the round of rebirths, but cakra-symbolism is an elementary component of Buddhism, and Buddhaghosa's ''Path of Purification (Visuddhimagga)'' contains such imagery:
{{Quote|It is the beginningless round of rebirths that is called the 'Wheel of the round of rebirths' (''saṃsāracakka''). Ignorance (''avijjā'') is its hub (or nave) because it is its root. Ageing-and-death (''jarā-maraṇa'') is its rim (or felly) because it terminates it. The remaining ten links (of the Dependent Origination) are its spokes (i.e. karma formations [''saṅkhāra''] up to process of becoming [''bhava'']).<ref>Karunaratne, T. B. (2008), p. 14.</ref>}}

===Western psychological interpretation===
Some western interpreters take a psychological point of view, explaining that different [[karmic]] actions contribute to one's metaphorical existence in different realms, or rather, different actions reinforce personal characteristics described by the realms. According to Mark Epstein, "each realm becomes not so much a specific place but rather a metaphor for a different psychological state, with the entire wheel becoming a representation of neurotic suffering."<ref>Epstein, Mark (2004), p. 17.</ref>