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Perfection of Wisdom
Perfection of Wisdom is the foundational text of the Mahayana Buddhist school, a kind of anthology of works, thematically linked, composed between c. 50 BCE - c. 600 CE in India by Mahayana Buddhist scribes. It is comprised of 38 sutras (defined...

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India Unboxed: The Perfection of Wisdom
Over the course of six centuries Cambridge University Library’s collection has grown from a few dozen volumes on a handful of subjects into an extraordinary accumulation of several million books, maps, manuscripts and journals. The library...

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Wheel of the Year
The Wheel of the Year is a symbol of the eight Sabbats (religious festivals) of Neo-Paganism and the Wicca movement which includes four solar festivals - Winter Solstice, Spring Equinox, Summer Solstice, Fall Equinox - and four seasonal festivals...

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Sophia-Wisdom, Celsus Library, Ephesos
A detail of the facade of the Celsus Library in Ephesos (c. 117 CE). The statue represents
wisdom (sophia), an attribute associated with the former proconsul Celsus to whom the building was dedicated.

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Wheel of the Year
Painted Wheel of the Year from the Museum of Witchcraft, Boscastle.

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Painted Mural Tile with Wheel from Western Iran
Painted brick from Baba Jan, Luristan, Iron Age III, c. 850 to 550 BCE. National Museum of Iran, inv. no. 6735 This terracotta tile with a painted wheel is one of the c. 200 mural bricks that once decorated the “ceremonial rooms” of the...

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Dharma Wheel
The Dharmachakra (Skt: wheel of the law with eight spokes) represents the Eightfold Path (Right View, Right Resolve, Right Speech, Right Actions, Right Occupation, Right Effort, Right Mindfulness, and Right Concentration). Konark Sun temple...

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Rotating Device of a Potter's Wheel
This rotating device of a potter's wheel was made of stone and dates back to the Old Babylonian period, 2000-1500 BCE, Mesopotamia, Iraq. (The Sulaimaniya Museum, Iraq).

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Wheel, Konarak Sun Temple
Carving of a wheel on the 13th century CE Konarak Sun Temple (Konrak), Orissa, India. The temple was dedicated to the sun god Surya. There are a total of 12 pairs of wheels and the main shrine is shaped like a chariot and the wheels represent...

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Japanese Dharma Wheel
A gilt bronze dharma wheel used in Buddhist rituals. 13th century CE. (Tokyo National Museum)