Dharma Wheel
Gilt silver
Dharma Wheel
CHINA; Qing dynasty
A turquoise is embedded within the hub of this Dharma wheel. The concentric rings around the turquoise symbolize the continuity of the Dharma. The wheel is positioned in the center of a lotus petal, which features the eight auspicious symbols on a background of vine stems and leaves. There is a bead pattern on the rim of the lotus with a half vajra at the top. The bell-shaped base has lotus patterns at the top, a Tibetan Buddhist inscription at the bottom, and a bead pattern around the rim.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts, page 59.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Dharma Wheel." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts , vol. 18, 2016, pp. 59.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youji, Stefanie Pokorski, Mankuang, and Wen Fan. 2016. "Dharma Wheel" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts , 18:59.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youji, Pokorski, S., Mankuang, & Fan, W.. (2016). Dharma Wheel. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts (Vol. 18, pp. 59).
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