noun
Cakraratna; wheel treasure
Buddhist term for a wheel-shaped treasure possessed by a cakravartin (ideal universal ruler), said to roll ahead and clear the path. Also associated with the Dharma wheel (法輪).
転輪王の七宝の一つに輪宝がある。
The Cakraratna is one of the seven treasures of the cakravartin.
仏教美術では、輪宝が法輪とともに描かれることが多い。
In Buddhist art, the wheel treasure is often depicted together with the Dharma wheel.
Kana spelling; useful when the kanji are not needed or for learners.
Out-dated kanji form using 寶 instead of 宝.
From Buddhist terminology, translating Sanskrit cakraratna (wheel treasure). The kanji 輪 (wheel) and 宝 (treasure) directly reflect the meaning.