The "Wheel of the Law" (Dharmachakra) represents the Buddha's teachings and the path to enlightenment. In Hinduism, the wheel of samsara is the cycle of rebirth. The wheel of Ezekiel's vision signifies God's throne-chariot. In poetry, the wheel is a powerful symbol of fate, karma, cosmic cycles, and the relentless turning of time. It can represent the perfection of divine order or the binding nature of cyclic existence from which liberation is sought. It is an image of both motion and central stability.

The Wheel symbolizes the Dharma (Buddha’s teachings) as the “Wheel of Dharma” set in motion at Sarnath; it also represents samsara (cycle of rebirth) and the cosmic order (dharmachakra); with its hub, spokes, and rim, it embodies balance, motion, and centeredness; in poetry, the wheel evokes fate, time’s cycles, or the dynamic harmony of ethical living aligned with ultimate truth.