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Gold dharma wheel with eight spokes flanked by two gold deer statues on the roof of Jokhang Temple in Lhasa, Tibet, against a clear blue sky. Stone dharmachakra wheel with intricate carvings stands upright on a stone base at the Si Thep ruins in Thailand, with trees and ancient stone walls in the background. Stone relief sculpture from the Kushan dynasty shows the Buddha seated and teaching surrounded by disciples, with deer and a dharma wheel below, representing the First Sermon at Sarnath. Illustration of a golden dharma wheel (dharmachakra) on a red background, with each of its eight spokes labeled to represent the steps of the Buddhist Eightfold Path, including right view, intention, speech, action, livelihood, effort, mindfulness, and concentration. Dharmachakramudra (wheel of dharma hand symbol) Stone sculpture of four back-to-back lions atop a pillar, known as the Ashoka lions, the national emblem of India, with a carved wheel and animal figures below. Flag of India
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Dharmachakra and two deer
An eight-spoked wheel of dharma (dharmachakra) in gold flanked by two deer...
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Dharmachakra with central axle hole
Elaborate and large stone sculpture of a 29-spoke wheel of dharma (dharmachakra)...
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The Buddha's first post-enlightenment sermon
A panel in Greco-Roman-influenced Gandharan style depicting the Buddha's first sermon...
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The Eightfold Path illustrated with a dharmachakra
The dharmachakra, “wheel of dharma,” is frequently used to symbolize the...
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Dharmachakramudra (wheel of dharma hand symbol)
A wall mural painting of the Buddha giving the first sermon turning the wheel of...
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Lion Capital of Ashoka
A replica of the Lion Capital of Ashoka that topped an ancient column at Sarnath...
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Flag of India
Horizontally striped deep saffron (yellow-orange), white, and green national flag...
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