The
dhammachakka
(fig.)
or ‘wheel of law’ symbolizes
the
Buddha's
very first public discourse on his doctrine given to five ascetics in
a deer park. In
iconography,
this is either represented by the presence of his five disciples called
panjawakkie (fig.)
or −as here at
Phra Phutta Monthon− by five pedestals.
See also
POSTAGE STAMPS
and
THEMATIC STREET LIGHT (1)
and
(2). |