Description
Zilukha, Thimphu, Bhutan: golden Dharma wheel on a lotus atop a pillar at Thangthong Dewachen Dupthop nunnery - 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 - Vajrayana Buddhism