Prayer wheel
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A prayer wheel, or mani wheel, is a cylindrical wheel for Buddhist recitation. The wheel is installed on a spindle made from metal, wood, stone, leather, or coarse cotton. Prayer wheels are common in
Prayer wheels in Mussoorie, India
Prayer wheels at the Datsan Gunzechoinei Buddhist temple in St. Petersburg, Russia
Pilgrim with prayer wheel, Tsurphu Monastery, 1993
A little boy rolling the prayer wheels at Swayambhunath, Nepal
Ranjana script
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The Rañjanā script is an abugida, one of the Nepalese scripts, used to write Sanskrit and Newari. It was used across regions from Nepal to Tibet by the Newar people, the historic inhabitants of the Ka
Prayer wheel
…leather, or coarse cotton. Prayer wheels are common in Tibet and areas where Tibetan culture is predominant. Traditionally, a mantra is written in Ranjana script or Tibetan script, on the outside of the wheel. The mantra Om mani padme hum is most commonly used, but other mantras can also be used. Prayer wheels…
Parthibendra Malla’s stone inscription in the Ranjana script at Kathmandu.
A Buddhist manuscript in the Rañjanā script from Nepal, 1317 CE.
Prayer wheels with the mantras in Ranjana script at Swayambhunath.
Street sign in Kathmandu in Ranjana, Devanagari and English.