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Wheel of dharma Emoji

☸️ Wheel of dharma

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☸️ Emoji meaning

The path to enlightenment! Buddhism, Eightfold Path, eternal spirit.

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☸️ Meaning

Wheel of the doctrine. An important sign in Hinduism and Buddhism. It reminds us of the eight ways of perception and of the fact that only the body dies, but the spirit continues in another form.

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Commonly confused with

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Wheel of dharma

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Om symbol vs wheel of dharma; both spiritual icons used in Hindu and Buddhist contexts.

Wheel of dharma

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Place of worship

Wheel of dharma vs place of worship; both generic religion-related icons used for faith or temples.

Emoji History

Development of the emoji in the Unicode lexicon

First included

The emoji “Wheel of dharma” was approved as part of Unicode 7.0 in 2014 and added to Emoji 0.7 .

In the release of Emoji 16.0 and Unicode 16.0 in 2024 there was 1 change.

Keywords changed

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- wheel of dharma

In the release of Emoji 5.0 and Unicode 10.0 in 2017 there was 1 change.

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+ wheel of dharma

In the release of Emoji 3.0 and Unicode 9.0 in 2016 there was 1 change.

Keywords changed

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+ Buddhist + dharma + religion + wheel

In the release of Emoji 2.0 and Unicode 8.0 in 2015 there was 1 change.

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- buddhist - dharma

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Comments

(2) Comments

Snehal 9/6/2025
It is the wheel of the Dhamma that shows the way of life and says, “I am a convinced follower of Buddhism.“
Neema Nene 7/4/2025
Symbolizes dharma, the guiding principle of Sanatana Dharma (Hinduism), a way of life.