Dharma Wheel
Silver
Dharma Wheel
CHINA, Tibet
This Dharma wheel was made in Tibet during the 18th century. Its 12 spokes, which are encircled by a rim, are gilt silver with a green gem at the center. Surrounding the wheel is a silver lotus petal with scroll leaf and cloud patterning. The silver base is round and is divided into three layers; the second layer is in the form of an inverted lotus. Supporting the main form is a gilt silver lotus bud with a scroll pattern on both sides.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts, page 58.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Dharma Wheel." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts , vol. 18, 2016, pp. 58.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youji, Stefanie Pokorski, Mankuang, and Wen Fan. 2016. "Dharma Wheel" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts , 18:58.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youji, Pokorski, S., Mankuang, & Fan, W.. (2016). Dharma Wheel. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts (Vol. 18, pp. 58).
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