Wheel of time

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The wheel of time or wheel of history is a concept in several religions and philosophies, notably dharmic religions such as Buddhism and Hinduism, which regard time as cyclical and consisting of repeating ages.

Robert Jordan's critically-acclaimed international bestseller, The Wheel of Time, is very likely to have been inspired by this concept.

[edit] Buddhism

See Kalachakra for details.

The Wheel of time or Kalachakra is a Tantric deity that is associated with Tibetan Tantric Buddhism, which encompasses all four main schools of Sakya, Nyingma, Kagyu and Gelug, and is especially important within the lesser-known Jonang tradition.

The Kalachakra tantra prophecies a to the world within which (religious) conflict is prevalent. A worldwide war will be waged which will see the expansion of the mystical Kingdom of Shambhala led by a messianical king.

[edit] See also

• Timewheel (a huge hourglass in Budapest)
• Kalachakra