samsara and lovingkindness

108
defilements
representing
the world's suffering

with each bow
a defilement purified

sound, form, taste,
smell, thought, touch   -->   8

good, bad, indifferent  -->  6 x 3

craving, non-craving   -->  6 x 3 x 2

past, present, future    -->   6 x 3 x 2 x 3 = 108