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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the main symbol of Buddhism?
A
Bell
B
Wheel of law
C
Horse
D
Flying bird
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Wheel of the Law (dharmachakra) is the single most important symbol of Buddhism, denoting the Buddha’s First Sermon in the forest at Sarnath, where he set Buddhist Law (dharma) in motion.

Detailed explanation-2: -It represents the Chakra. It is the wheel of dharma. Virtue, Truth, dharma, is the principle of Chakra. Its design is that of the wheel which appears on the abacus of the Sarnath Lion Capital of Ashoka.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Dharma wheel also represents the Dharma (Buddha’s teaching, the ultimate truth). The main idea of this symbol is that the Buddha was seen as a person who “turned the wheel", which signifies a great and revolutionary moment in history (i.e. the teaching of the Buddha’s Dharma at Varanasi).

Detailed explanation-4: -In the Unicode computer standard, the dharmachakra is called the “Wheel of Dharma” and found in the eight-spoked form. It is represented as U+2638 (☸). As emoji: ☸.

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