dharmacakra

holy wheel in Hinduism, Jainism, & Buddhism, one of the 8 auspicious signs and representation of divine law and order (dharma)
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dharmacakra

Summary

dharmacakra is a symbol[1]. dharmacakra draws 1,944 Wikipedia views per month (symbol category, ranking #18 of 135).[2]

Key Facts

  • dharmacakra's instance of is recorded as symbol[3].
  • dharmacakra's instance of is recorded as wheel[4].
  • dharmacakra's instance of is recorded as motif[5].
  • dharmacakra's depicts is recorded as dharma[6].
  • dharmacakra is part of Ashtamangala[7].
  • dharmacakra's Commons category is recorded as Dharmachakra[8].
  • dharmacakra's Unicode character is recorded as ☸︎[9].

Body

Geography

dharmacakra is part of Ashtamangala[7].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include symbol[3], wheel[4], and motif[5].

Cultural Significance

Things named for dharmacakra include Falun Gong[10], a spiritual practice[11], in United States[12], headquartered in Dragon Springs[13].

Why It Matters

dharmacakra draws 1,944 Wikipedia views per month (symbol category, ranking #18 of 135).[2] dharmacakra has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] dharmacakra is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

Entities named for dharmacakra include Falun Gong[10], a spiritual practice[11], in United States[12], headquartered in Dragon Springs[13].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [10] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [11] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [12] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [13] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of
    Part of Ashtamangala
    Instance of symbol, wheel, motif
    Depicts dharma
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    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007530196705171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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