# @rubinmuseum on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DOg7_oeAiCH
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/34780905-rubinmuseum-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-09-12T19:54:10.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art (@rubinmuseum) — https://gondola.cc/rubinmuseum

## Caption

At first glance, the Animal Realm in the Wheel of Life appears peaceful, a world of instinct and nature. But look deeper, and a harsher truth emerges.

In Buddhist teachings, this realm represents a life of ignorance, fear, and vulnerability. Animals endure constant suffering, hunted, exploited, dominated, and often the first victims of human cruelty and environmental destruction.

🌍 Without the power to change their fate, animals suffer silently, trapped in a cycle they cannot escape. Though they feel deeply, they lack the awareness needed to break free from their pain.

In episode 4 of AWAKEN, we explore the Animal Realm, a reminder of the responsibility we carry as humans, and the importance of compassion for all living beings.
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Animal Realm of the Wheel of Life, attributed to Lhadripa Rinzing Chungyalpa, (b.1912, Sikkim - d.1977), Sikkim, c.1930, scroll painting, pigments on cloth, Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art, C.2004.21.1.

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