Prayer wheel

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Prayer wheels bring good luck
Prayer wheels bring good luck
Prayer wheels at Samye Monastery
Prayer wheels at Samye Monastery
Water-powered prayer wheels, Jiuzhaigou Valley
Water-powered prayer wheels, Jiuzhaigou Valley

Prayer wheels are called Mani wheels by the Tibetans. A prayer wheel is a wheel on a spindle, and on the wheel are written or encapsulated prayers or mantras. According to the Tibetan Buddhist belief, spinning such a wheel will have much the same effect as orally reciting the prayers.


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Prayer wheels at Nechung Chok, Lhasa
Prayer wheels at Nechung Chok, Lhasa
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