After that, Horin was embodied as a hogu (ritual implement) in the shape of a wheel that spreads the creed in every direction indicative of the creed of Buddhism, worshipped as a symbol of Buddhism along with the Buddhist cross, and used as a decoration on the roofs of temples and shrines.
その後、法輪は仏教の教義を示す物として八方向に教えを広める車輪形の法具として具現化され、卍と共に仏教のシンボルとして信仰され、寺院の軒飾りにも使用された。