prayer wheel
Rotating mantra cylinder
A prayer wheel is a cylindrical device used in Tibetan Buddhism, containing written mantras or prayers that spin when rotated by hand, wind, or water.
Turning the wheel is believed to have the same spiritual benefit as reciting the prayers aloud.
They range from small handheld cylinders to large drums at temple entrances: Pilgrims spun the prayer wheels as they circled the monastery.
Tibet's administrative center
- TibetHimalayan plateau region
- monasteryReligious seclusion dwelling
- Dalai LamaTibetan Buddhism's supreme leader
- koraAfrican bridge-harp with twenty-one strings
stupa · thangka · lama · pilgrimage · prostration · Himalayan · Nepal · Bhutan
Circular-based solid form
- spindleRotating rod for thread
- handlePart for gripping
- woodenMade from timber
- metalHard conductive solid
copper · brass · engraved · carved · embossed · handheld · tabletop · wall-mounted
Revolving around an axis
- turningAct of rotating
- clockwiseRightward circular motion
- revolvingTurning around a center
- continuousWithout pause or gap
kinetic · motion · pivot · axis · momentum · perpetual · cycle · circular
Cosmic moral order
- karmaSpiritual cause and effect
- samsaraCycle of rebirth
- nirvanaRelease from cyclical existence
- enlightenmentProfound spiritual awakening
bodhisattva · sangha · monk · nun · sutra · tantra · meditation · compassion
Text permanently marked
- recitationOral delivery from memory
- repetitionAct of redoing
- invocationCalling upon higher authority
- blessingPrayer seeking divine favor
merit · accumulation · Sanskrit · Tibetan · calligraphy · multiplication · devotion · circumambulation
Lhasa
Tibet's administrative center
- TibetHimalayan plateau region
- monasteryReligious seclusion dwelling
- Dalai LamaTibetan Buddhism's supreme leader
kora · stupa · thangka · lama · pilgrimage · prostration · Himalayan · Nepal · Bhutan · exile
cylinder
Circular-based solid form
metal · copper · brass · engraved · carved · embossed · handheld · tabletop · wall-mounted · water-powered
spinning
Revolving around an axis
continuous · kinetic · motion · pivot · axis · momentum · perpetual · cycle · circular · whirling
dharma
Cosmic moral order
enlightenment · bodhisattva · sangha · monk · nun · sutra · tantra · meditation · compassion · Buddha
inscription
Text permanently marked
- recitationOral delivery from memory
- repetitionAct of redoing
- invocationCalling upon higher authority
blessing · merit · accumulation · Sanskrit · Tibetan · calligraphy · multiplication · devotion · circumambulation
- rotating things
- spinnersspinning top, tops, top, gyroscopes, fidget spinner
- BuddhismBuddha, Four Noble Truths, nirvana, dharma, Mahayana
- Buddhist artBuddha statues, Buddha images, Buddha head, seated Buddha, standing Buddha
- Buddhist monasteryabbot, meditation hall, main hall, zendo, dormitory
- Buddhist templethangka, offering bowl, sacred text, incense burner, assembly hall
prayer wheelsilent meditation
Soundless reflective practice
zazen · contemplative prayer · vipassana · quiet contemplation · mindfulness meditation
wheel, prayer, wheels, prayers, wheeled, wheeling, prayerful, steering wheel, flywheel