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dharmachakra

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The wheel of dharma (natural law; cosmic order), a motif in dharmic religions.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Hinduism, Jainism

Topics: Buddhism, lifestyle, religion

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History

Etymology

Transliteration of Sanskrit धर्मचक्र (dharmacakra).

Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Assamese: ধৰ্মচক্ৰ (dhormosokro) — wheel of dharma
  • Bengali: ধর্মচক্র (dhormocokro) — wheel of dharma
  • Burmese: ဓမ္မစကြာ (dhamma.ca.kra) — wheel of dharma
  • Chinese Mandarin: 法輪 /法轮 (fǎlún) — wheel of dharma
  • Finnish: dharman ratas — wheel of dharma
  • Gujarati: ધર્મચક્ર (dharmacakra) — wheel of dharma
  • Hindi: धर्मचक्र (dharmacakra) — wheel of dharma
  • Japanese: 法輪 (hōrin) — wheel of dharma
  • Kannada: ಧರ್ಮಚಕ್ರ (dharmacakra) — wheel of dharma
  • Khmer: ធម្មចក្ក (thɔɔmmɔɔckkɑɑ) — wheel of dharma
  • Korean: 법륜 (beomnyun) — wheel of dharma
  • Lao: ທໍາມະຈັກ (tham ma chak) — wheel of dharma
  • Odia: ଧର୍ମଚକ୍ର (dharmacakra) — wheel of dharma
  • Pali: dhammacakka — wheel of dharma
  • Russian: дхармачакра (dxarmačakra) — wheel of dharma
  • Sanskrit: धर्मचक्र (dharmacakra) — wheel of dharma
  • Telugu: ధర్మచక్రము (dharmacakramu) — wheel of dharma
  • Telugu: ధర్మచక్రం (dharmacakraṁ) — wheel of dharma
  • Thai: ธรรมจักร — wheel of dharma
  • Tibetan: ཆོས་ཀྱི་འཁོར་ལོ (chos kyi 'khor lo) — wheel of dharma
  • Vietnamese: pháp luân — wheel of dharma
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