Dharma Wheel
Sandstone
Dharma Wheel
THAILAND; Dvaravati Kingdom
The wheel, thought to have once adorned the top of a column, was created during the Dvaravati Kingdom (circa 6th–13th century) and is stylistically dependent on Indian models. A square hub is at the center surrounded by a triple axle, the two decorated outer circles. What were probably meant to be the twelve spokes of the wheel are in the form of tapering columns with a foliated capital. Between each spoke is a spear-head motif. Lotuses interspersed with geometric motifs are about the felloe, giving way to a floral rim. The snarling creature at the bottom was where the wheel was mounted on the column.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F, page 289.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Dharma Wheel." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F, vol. 10, 2016, pp. 289.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Yann Lovelock, Yuan Chou, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Dharma Wheel" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F, 10:289.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Lovelock, Y., Chou, Y., Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Dharma Wheel. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F (Vol. 10, pp. 289).
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