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  2. Dharmachakra - Wikipedia

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    In the Indo-Tibetan Buddhist tradition for example, the 8 spoked wheel represents the noble eightfold path, and the hub, rim and spokes are also said to represent the three trainings (sila, prajña and samadhi). [20] In Buddhism, the cyclical movement of a wheel is also used to symbolize the cyclical nature of life in the world (also referred ...

  3. Noble Eightfold Path - Wikipedia

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    The Pali term ariya aṭṭhaṅgika magga (Sanskrit: āryāṣṭāṅgamārga) is typically translated in English as "Noble Eightfold Path".This translation is a convention started by the early translators of Buddhist texts into English, just like ariya sacca is translated as Four Noble Truths.

  4. Bhavacakra - Wikipedia

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    Bhavachakra, "wheel of life," [a] consists of the words bhava and chakra.. bhava (भव) means "being, worldly existence, becoming, birth, being, production, origin". [web 1]In Buddhism, bhava denotes the continuity of becoming (reincarnating) in one of the realms of existence, in the samsaric context of rebirth, life and the maturation arising therefrom. [2]

  5. Ashtamangala - Wikipedia

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    The Dharmachakra or "Wheel of the Law" (Sanskrit; Tibetan: ཆོས་ཀྱི་འཁོར་ལོ་, THL: chö kyi khorlo) represents Gautama Buddha and the Dharma teaching. This symbol is commonly used by Tibetan Buddhists, where it sometimes also includes an inner wheel of the Gankyil (Tibetan).

  6. Buddhist symbolism - Wikipedia

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    The earliest Buddhist art is from the Mauryan era (322 BCE – 184 BCE), there is little archeological evidence for pre-Mauryan period symbolism. [6] Early Buddhist art (circa 2nd century BCE to 2nd century CE) is commonly (but not exclusively) aniconic (i.e. lacking an anthropomorphic image), and instead used various symbols to depict the Buddha.

  7. Ashoka Chakra - Wikipedia

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    Illustration of the Ashoka Chakra, as depicted on the flag of India. Depiction of a chakravartin, possibly Ashoka, with a 16-spoked wheel (1st century BCE/CE). The Ashoka Chakra (Transl: Ashoka's wheel) is an Indian symbol which is a depiction of the dharmachakra (English: "wheel of dharma").

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  9. Three Turnings of the Wheel of Dharma - Wikipedia

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    As such, the third turning is also called "the wheel of good differentiation" (suvibhakta), and "the wheel for ascertaining the ultimate" (paramartha-viniscaya). [14] In East Asian Buddhism, the third turning is referred to as “ultimate turn of the Dharma wheel” (無上法輪). [9] Tibetan depiction of Asanga receiving teachings from Maitreya.