Description
Punakha, Bhutan: Punakha Dzong, aka Pungtang Dechen Photrang Dzong - Dharma wheel atop the entrance gate - the eight spokes represent the Noble Eightfold Path of Buddhism. Buddhists believe that the first turning of the wheel occurred when the Buddha taught the five ascetics at the Deer Park in Sarnath, because of this, dharmachakras are often represented with a deer on each side - the base includes two Snow Lions, a Bhutanese and Tibetan symbol (part of the flag of Tibet), representing power and strength, fearlessness and joy, east and the earth element - Vajrayana Buddhism.