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title: Dharma Wheel
author: saamiblog
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6471/dharma-wheel/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Dharma Wheel
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## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/6471.jpg)
## Image Caption
The Dharmachakra (Skt: wheel of the [law](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/law/) with eight spokes) represents the Eightfold Path (Right View, Right Resolve, Right Speech, Right Actions, Right Occupation, Right Effort, Right Mindfulness, and Right Concentration). [Konark Sun temple](https://www.worldhistory.org/Konarak_Sun_Temple/) in Odisha, Odisa, Orissa, [India](https://www.worldhistory.org/india/), c. 1200 CE.
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