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Dharmacakra

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A Dharmacakra

The Dharmacakra is an 8-spoked wheel. It is a Buddhist symbol for teaching the path to enlightenment.

1 In Religion
2 On Lost
3 In the Lost Experience
4 Trivia
5 External links

In Religion

Main article: Religion and ideologies

According to the teachings of Buddha, the hub stands for the stability of discipline. The rim of the wheel symbolizes the state of consciousness which holds everything together.

Each spoke represents one of the 8 paths to enlightened thought:

1. Right understanding

2. Right thought

3. Right speech

4. Right action

5. Right livelihood

6. Right effort

7. Right mindfulness

8. Right concentration

According to Buddhism, reaching a state of dharma through the turnings of the wheel can rescue you if you are spiritually lost.

On Lost

Mockup based on top view snapshot shows that Frozen Wheel is similar to Dharmacakra.

The dharmacakra first appears at Susan and Brian Porter's House, in "Special".
The dharmacakra also appears on Isaac's wall (on two identical green cards), in "S.O.S.".
An eight spoked wheel is used by Ben to move the island in "There's No Place Like Home, Parts 2 & 3"
The Frozen Wheel is very similar to dharmacakra.

In the Lost Experience

It made it's first appearance on the June 16 Life Extension Project update as one of the images which flashes by just before the Hanso Foundation website shuts down.

Michael under Dharmacakra at Brian Porter's House

It made its second appearance on the June 19 Psychology Test Orientation Video as one of the images that flashes by (image #18 in montage).
It made a third appearance in Glyph 57 in a few stills.

Isaac's wall with dharmacakras circled

Trivia

Though it is similar in appearance to the 8-sided DHARMA logo, the logo's origins are to the bagua (a Taoist symbol), whereas this is a Buddhist symbol. However, most religious scholars do agree that many of the Eastern religions do share quite a bit of common etiology when traced back, and this is reflected in some common elements of language and symbology.
The Dharmacakra has a similar apperence to The Symbol of Chaos[1] in Michael Moorcock's Eternal Champion series.
Three Turnings of the Wheel of Dharma - Whenever the Dharma (i.e., a Buddha's teaching or a code of ethics) is lost or forgotten, a new Buddha comes to "turn the wheel". Depending on the exact Buddhist tradition, some believe the wheel to have turned up to three times. Whenever the wheel is turned, it signifies a milestone in Buddhist history, such as the first teachings of the Four Noble Truths. On Lost, Locke has assumed status as the Others new leader and the Island has moved.