Dharmachakran.

Brit.

/ˌdɑːməˈtʃʌkrə/,

/ˌdɑːməˈ(t)ʃakrə/,

/ˌdɑːməˈ(t)ʃɑːkrə/, U.S.

/ˌdɑrməˈ(t)ʃɑkrə/,

/ˌdɑrməˈtʃəkrə/

Forms: 1800s– Dharma Chakra, 1800s– Dharma-Chakra, 1800s– Dharmachakra. Also with lower-case initial(s).

Origin: A borrowing from Sanskrit. Etymon: Sanskrit dharmacakra.

Etymology: < Buddhist Sanskrit dharmacakra, literally ‘wheel of the law’ (with reference to a metaphorical wheel or circle, symbolizing the entirety of dharma), specific use (after Pali dhammacakka , in the same sense) of Sanskrit dharmacakra cycle of (duty-bound) observances < dharma dharma n. + cakra wheel (see chakra n.), after formations such as kālacakra cycle of the seasons.Compare the following slightly earlier example of the Sanskrit word cited in an English context:1871 Trübner's Amer. & Oriental Lit. Record 28 Feb. 96/2 (note) The term thus rendered [sc. as ‘Wheel’], dharmachakra, expresses a somewhat singular figure. It denotes the ‘wheel of the law,’ or the ‘wheel of righteousness’, or the ‘wheel of religion’.

In various religious, philosophical, and cultural traditions originating in India: a design or motif in the form of a wheel having many spokes, symbolizing dharma.

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1879 A. C. L. Carlleyle Rep. Tours Central Doab & Gorakhpur 1874–6 (Archaeol. Surv. India 12) 47 (note) The Buddhist symbol on the left seems to be composed of the Tri-ratna, or ‘Three-gem’ figure placed above the Dharma-chakra figure, or ‘wheel of Religion’.

1973 Proc. Indian Hist. Congr. 34 46 The motif consists of an oval shaped Dharmachakra..upon a short horizontal line serving as an altar.

2020 Times of India (Nexis) 16 Sept. A 12-foot-tall granite monument honouring the services of four sections of frontline warriors during Covid-19..topped off by a Dharmachakra.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021).

单词	dharmachakra
释义	Dharmachakran. Brit. /ˌdɑːməˈtʃʌkrə/, /ˌdɑːməˈ(t)ʃakrə/, /ˌdɑːməˈ(t)ʃɑːkrə/, U.S. /ˌdɑrməˈ(t)ʃɑkrə/, /ˌdɑrməˈtʃəkrə/ Forms: 1800s– Dharma Chakra, 1800s– Dharma-Chakra, 1800s– Dharmachakra. Also with lower-case initial(s). Origin: A borrowing from Sanskrit. Etymon: Sanskrit dharmacakra. Etymology: < Buddhist Sanskrit dharmacakra, literally ‘wheel of the law’ (with reference to a metaphorical wheel or circle, symbolizing the entirety of dharma), specific use (after Pali dhammacakka , in the same sense) of Sanskrit dharmacakra cycle of (duty-bound) observances < dharma dharma n. + cakra wheel (see chakra n.), after formations such as kālacakra cycle of the seasons.Compare the following slightly earlier example of the Sanskrit word cited in an English context:1871 Trübner's Amer. & Oriental Lit. Record 28 Feb. 96/2 (note) The term thus rendered [sc. as ‘Wheel’], dharmachakra, expresses a somewhat singular figure. It denotes the ‘wheel of the law,’ or the ‘wheel of righteousness’, or the ‘wheel of religion’. In various religious, philosophical, and cultural traditions originating in India: a design or motif in the form of a wheel having many spokes, symbolizing dharma. ΚΠ 1879 A. C. L. Carlleyle Rep. Tours Central Doab & Gorakhpur 1874–6 (Archaeol. Surv. India 12) 47 (note) The Buddhist symbol on the left seems to be composed of the Tri-ratna, or ‘Three-gem’ figure placed above the Dharma-chakra figure, or ‘wheel of Religion’. 1973 Proc. Indian Hist. Congr. 34 46 The motif consists of an oval shaped Dharmachakra..upon a short horizontal line serving as an altar. 2020 Times of India (Nexis) 16 Sept. A 12-foot-tall granite monument honouring the services of four sections of frontline warriors during Covid-19..topped off by a Dharmachakra. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021). < n.1879
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