dharmachakra

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US/ˌdɑɹməˈt͡ʃɑkɹə/

noun

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

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Meanings

noundharmachakra (plural dharmachakras)

plural dharmachakras

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

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
wheel of life

Origin

Transliteration of Sanskrit धर्मचक्र (dharmacakra).

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Translations

Bengali ধর্মচক্র
  • ধর্মচক্র (dhormocokro)wheel of dharma
Chinese Mandarin 法輪 /法轮
  • 法輪 /法轮 (fǎlún)wheel of dharma
Finnish dharman ratas
  • dharman rataswheel of dharma
Hindi धर्मचक्र
  • धर्मचक्र (dharmacakra)wheel of dharma
Japanese 法輪
  • 法輪 (hōrin)wheel of dharma
Korean 법륜
  • 법륜 (beomnyun)wheel of dharma
Russian дхармачакра
  • дхармачакра (dxarmačakra)wheel of dharma
Thai ธรรมจักร
  • ธรรมจักรwheel of dharma
Urdu دَھرْم چَکْر
  • دَھرْم چَکْر (dharm cakr)wheel of dharma
Vietnamese pháp luân
  • pháp luânwheel of dharma
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dharmachakra. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dharmachakra

MLA

“dharmachakra.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dharmachakra. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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