Wheel Of Law: 2 definitions
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Wheel Of Law means something in Buddhism, Pali. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
In Buddhism
General definition (in Buddhism)
Source: Buddhist Door: GlossaryThe Buddha truth which is able to crush all evil, and which rolls on from man to man, place to place and age to age. To turn the wheel means to preach Buddha truth.
Source: WikiPedia: BuddhismThe Wheel of Law (Sanskrit: Dharmacakra), sometimes representing Sakyamuni Buddha and the Dharma teaching; also representing the mandala and chakra. This symbol is commonly used by Tibetan Buddhists where it sometimes also includes an inner wheel of the Gankyil (Tibetan), but in Nepal the Wheel of Law is not used by Nepalese Buddhists in the eight auspicious symbols. Instead of the Dharma wheel, a Fly Whisk may be used as one of the ashtamangala symbolizing Tantric manifestations and is made of a yaks tail attached to a silver staff and used during ritual recitation and fanning the deities in an auspicious religious ceremony (puja); another guise of the Dharmacakra which unites the functionality of the yaks tail with the doctrinal aspect of the "Wheel of Law" is the Mani wheel. The Sudarshana Chakra is a Hindu wheel symbol.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Full-text: Dharmacakra, Dharmacakramudra, Dhamma Day, Benares, Ashtamangala, Parikara.
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Search found 7 books and stories containing Wheel Of Law; (plurals include: Wheel Of Laws). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Turning the Wheel of Law < [July – September 1974]
Administration of Justice in Tamil < [January – March 1992]
Our Republic < [July 1953]
Amaravati Art in the Context of Andhra Archaeology (by Sreyashi Ray chowdhuri)
Buddhapāda worship < [Chapter 3 - Amarāvatī and the Formative Stage of the Buddhist Art]
The Dhamma Wheel < [Chapter 3 - Amarāvatī and the Formative Stage of the Buddhist Art]
The first Sermon or Dharmacakrapravartana < [Chapter 3 - Amarāvatī and the Formative Stage of the Buddhist Art]
Blue Annals (deb-ther sngon-po) (by George N. Roerich)
Chapter 2a - In Defence of the Authenticity of the mdo < [Book 3 - Early translations of Secret Mantra]
Chapter 13 - Kālacakra in Tibet < [Book 10 - The Kālacakra]
Chapter 11 - The Chapter on the Venerable Master and his Spiritual Lineage. < [Book 5 - The Sovereign Lord (Atiśa)]
Stupas in Orissa (Study) (by Meenakshi Chauley)
Stupa at Sarnath < [Chapter 3]
Settlement in Early Historic Ganga Plain (by Chirantani Das)
Part 8 - Layout of the Archeological site (of Sārnāth) < [Chapter VII - Sārnāth: The Satellite Religious Centre]
Part 7 - The Buddha’s life and legend represented in Sārnāth art < [Chapter VII - Sārnāth: The Satellite Religious Centre]
Matangalila and Hastyayurveda (study) (by Chandrima Das)
Elephants in Buddhist mythology < [Chapter 4]