Wheel of Dharma pair of deer symbol of two gods Brahma and Indra on top of Tibetan Buddhist monastery during sunset
Ridhag chokhor Legend holds that after the Buddha attained enlightenment he retired to an isolated place While sitting there in meditation he was approached by the great gods Brahma holding a golden wheel with a thousand spokes and Indra bearing a white right turning conch shell They offered these objects requesting teachings on the holy dharma Buddha said he would turn the wheel of the dharma in three stages Just then two deer emerged from the nearby forest and gazed directly at the wheel To commemorate this first turning of the wheel a dharma wheel and a pair of deer male and female sit atop every Buddhist temple and monastery The wheel symbolizes the Buddha s teachings and the deer representing Brahma and Indra students The stance of the deer is also significant their up turned faces symbolize listening their attentive gaze reflection and their reclining posture meditation
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