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Dharmachakra is statue of the wheel of dharma flanked by deer is found on the roof of all Tibetan monasteries and temples. Dharmachakra commemorates the first turning of the wheel of dharma in Deer Park in Sarnath, which is near modern day Varanasi . After reaching enlightenment and being convinced to teach the truths Shakyamuni Buddha had realized, he decided to first teach his five ascetic companions who were residing in the Deer Park . There he taught them and initiated them into the first sangha. The teaching at the Deer Park in Sarnath began the turning of the wheel that is now called Buddhism. |
