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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 in Mussoorie, India
Prayer wheels at the Datsan Gunzechoinei Buddhist temple in St. Petersburg, Russia
Prayer wheels at the Datsan Gunzechoinei Buddhist temple in St. Petersburg, Russia
Pilgrim with prayer wheel, Tsurphu Monastery, 1993
Pilgrim with prayer wheel, Tsurphu Monastery, 1993
A little boy rolling the prayer wheels at Swayambhunath, Nepal
A little boy rolling the prayer wheels at Swayambhunath, Nepal
Om mani padme hum
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Oṃ maṇi padme hūm̐ is the six-syllabled Sanskrit mantra particularly associated with the four-armed Shadakshari form of Avalokiteśvara, the Bodhisattva of compassion. It first appeared in the Mahayana
Prayer wheel
…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 sometimes depict dakinis and the eight auspicious symbols (ashtamangala). At…
Stele of Sulaiman, erected at the Mogao Caves in 1348 to commemorate the donations of Sulaiman, Prince of Xining. It includes the six-syllable mantra
Stele of Sulaiman, erected at the Mogao Caves in 1348 to commemorate the donations of Sulaiman, Prince of Xining. It includes the six-syllable mantra written in six different scripts: Lantsa [1st row], Tibetan [2nd row], Uighur [far left], 'Phags-pa [left], Tangut [right], Chinese [far right].
A Tibetan sand mandala of Avalokitesvara, a key element of the tantric initiation ritual required to practice the mantra according to the Kāraṇḍavyūha
A Tibetan sand mandala of Avalokitesvara, a key element of the tantric initiation ritual required to practice the mantra according to the Kāraṇḍavyūha
At Yonghe Temple, Beijing
At Yonghe Temple, Beijing
"Om mani padme hūṃ", mani stone carved in Tibetan script outside the Potala Palace in Lhasa
"Om mani padme hūṃ", mani stone carved in Tibetan script outside the Potala Palace in Lhasa