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samsara
I bought this cool Shrivatsa (endless knot) woodcarving. It is the Buddhist symbol of Samsara.

"Saṃsāra in Buddhism is the beginningless cycle of repeated birth, mundane existence and dying again. Samsara is considered to be dukkha, suffering, and in general unsatisfactory and painful, perpetuated by desire and avidya (ignorance), and the resulting karma.

Rebirths occur in six realms of existence, namely three good realms (heavenly, demi-god, human) and three evil realms (animal, ghosts, hellish). (We are in the 4th realm and it's generally considered to be the best one because there is the most freedom to consciously work on your karma).