THE WHEEL OF THE DHARMA

The eight auspicious symbols are a set of objects appearing in textiles, art and rituals across the Tibetan Plateau as reminders of the spiritual path to enlightenment in Tibetan Buddhism.

Each symbol represents certain virtues and meanings, transforming ordinary objects into sacred ones of cultural and religious significance and vessels of spiritual growth.

The dharma wheel or chos kyi 'khor lo in Tibetan, is one of the Auspicious symbols in Tibetan Buddhism. These symbols represent good fortune and the path to enlightenment, woven into Tibetan culture carrying specific meaning.

In Buddhist tradition, Turning the Wheel of Dharma signifies the Buddha’s formal transmission of the Dharma. The wheel’s circular form represents the perfection and completeness of the teachings.

Its rim symbolises meditative concentration and mindfulness, which stabilise and sustain practice, while the hub represents ethical discipline, the central foundation of the path. Through the turning of the Wheel of Dharma, the Buddha revealed a path of virtue and insight through which sentient beings may attain liberation.