It is described using the metaphor of a wheel of life, wherein one thing inevitably leads to another. The blind man cannot see the truth 2. A potter creates a new pot from clay and water. A monkey, with no self control, jumps from one branch to another. The senses let in the world, like windows let light into a house.
Lovers symbolize the intimate contact between world and mind.
Like a monkey clinging to a fruit tree, we cling to things. A woman gives birth. An old man carries a corpse to its resting place. Dharmas Dharmas are the ultimate elements or particles of the universe . A little like atoms, they are very small, but they exist for only a split second, in keeping with the doctrine of impermanence.