Dharma Chakra

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Buddhist symbol Hindu symbol religious symbol symbol

The Dharma Chakra is a 24-spoked wheel symbolizing righteousness, justice, and the eternal cycle of life in Indian and Buddhist philosophy.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Buddhist symbol ⓘ Hindu symbol ⓘ religious symbol ⓘ symbol ⓘ
appearsIn	Buddhist art ⓘ Hindu art ⓘ Jain art ⓘ manuscript illustration ⓘ temple decoration ⓘ
associatedWithConcept	Buddhist philosophy ⓘ Dharma in Indian philosophy ⓘ Indian philosophy ⓘ law of karma ⓘ nirvana ⓘ samsara ⓘ
hasAlternativeName	Dharma Chakra ⓘ surface form: Dharma Wheel Dharma Chakra ⓘ surface form: Dharmachakra Wheel of Dharma ⓘ
hasCulturalOrigin	South Asia ⓘ surface form: Indian subcontinent
hasNumberOfSpokes	24 ⓘ
hasPart	hub ⓘ rim ⓘ spokes ⓘ
hasSymbolForm	wheel ⓘ
hasSymbolicNumber	24 ⓘ
influenced	Ashoka’s imperial symbolism ⓘ
isRelatedTo	Ashoka Chakra ⓘ
represents	propagation of the Buddha’s teaching ⓘ turning of the wheel of law ⓘ
shape	circle ⓘ
spokesSymbolize	principles of righteous conduct ⓘ various virtues ⓘ
symbolizes	cosmic order ⓘ dharma ⓘ justice ⓘ moral law ⓘ movement towards enlightenment ⓘ righteousness ⓘ spiritual progress ⓘ the Buddha’s teaching ⓘ Eightfold Path ⓘ surface form: the Noble Eightfold Path the cycle of birth and rebirth ⓘ the eternal cycle of life ⓘ
usedAs	emblem ⓘ iconographic motif ⓘ
usedInReligion	Buddhism ⓘ Hinduism ⓘ Jainism ⓘ

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ashoka Chakra → derivedFrom → Dharma Chakra ⓘ

this entity surface form: Dharmachakra

State Emblem of India → features → Dharma Chakra ⓘ

Dharma Chakra → hasAlternativeName → Dharma Chakra ⓘ

this entity surface form: Dharmachakra

Dharma Chakra → hasAlternativeName → Dharma Chakra ⓘ

this entity surface form: Dharma Wheel

Buddhism → hasSymbol → Dharma Chakra ⓘ

this entity surface form: Dharma wheel

Jainism → symbol → Dharma Chakra ⓘ

this entity surface form: Jain hand with wheel

Shakyamuni Buddha → symbol → Dharma Chakra ⓘ

this entity surface form: Dharma wheel