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  dhammachakka with a deer

 

Thailand

The dhammachakka is often displayed together with one or more deer, since the Buddha's first discourse was held in at Mrigadava, a deer park in Sarnath. This sculpture in Dvaravati style is displayed in the National Museum in Bangkok.

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