dharma wheel
Eightfold path emblem
The dharma wheel is a Buddhist symbol representing the Buddha's teachings and the cycle of spiritual transformation.
Also called the wheel of dharma or dharmachakra, its eight spokes represent the Noble Eightfold Path—right understanding, intention, speech, action, livelihood, effort, mindfulness, and concentration.
The wheel appears throughout Buddhist iconography: A golden dharma wheel topped the temple roof.
- eightfold pathApproach comprising eight elements
- noble truthsBuddhism's central doctrines
- middle wayModerate position between opposites
- stupaBuddhist relic monument
- Buddhist templeShrine for Eastern worship
lotus · lotus flower · meditation · bodhi tree · spokes · nirvana · karma · enlightenment · prayer flags · chanting · deer park · mudras · thangka · Theravada Buddhism · Mahayana Buddhism · truth · prayer beads · Tibetan Buddhism
dharma wheelcrucifix
Cross with Christ figure
Christian cross · Star of David · yin-yang · mandala · Om symbol
dharma wheelsamsara
Cycle of rebirth
ignorance · attachment · Mara
dharma wheelarrow of time
Time's one-way nature
linear progression · apocalypse · Revelation · eschatology · alpha and omega