Buddhist

Dharma Wheel (Dharmachakra)

In Buddhism, the Dharma wheel represents the Buddha's teachings and the cycle of samsara; its eight spokes stand for the Noble Eightfold Path, and "turning the wheel of the Dharma" refers to the Buddha's first sermon at Sarnath.

TraditionBuddhist
SymbolEight-spoked wheel (Noble Eightfold Path)
DomainsClarity · Transformation · Grounding
Provenance URLhttps://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/53183

Citation

Snellgrove, David L. "Indo-Tibetan Buddhism: Indian Buddhists and Their Tibetan Successors." Shambhala, 1987.

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