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==== Buddhism ==== [[File:Dharma Wheel.svg|thumb|right|In Buddhism, the 8-spoked [[Dharmacakra]] represents the [[Noble Eightfold Path]].]] In general, "eight" seems to be an auspicious number for Buddhists. The [[Dharmacakra]], a [[Buddhism|Buddhist]] symbol, has eight spokes.<ref>{{Cite book|last1=Issitt|first1=Micah|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kmFhBQAAQBAJ&q=Dharmacakra,+a+Buddhist+symbol,+has+eight+spokes.&pg=PA186|title=Hidden Religion: The Greatest Mysteries and Symbols of the World's Religious Beliefs: The Greatest Mysteries and Symbols of the World's Religious Beliefs|last2=Main|first2=Carlyn|date=2014-09-16|publisher=ABC-CLIO|isbn=978-1-61069-478-0|pages=186|language=en|quote=The dharmachakra is typically depicted with eight spokes,}}</ref> The Buddha's principal teaching—the [[Four Noble Truths]]—ramifies as the [[Noble Eightfold Path]] and the Buddha emphasizes the importance of the eight attainments or jhanas.
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