Tibetan Buddhist Prayer Wheel

Description

Prayer Wheel
The prayer wheel combines a mantra "
Om Mani Padme Hum
" with a movement (mudra). The mantra is cast around the outside of the wheel and the mudra's meditative movement is attained by spinning the wheel clockwise with wrist movement. Inside the prayer wheel is a scroll with the mantra "Om Mani Padme Hum" repeated 108 times. According to myth, spinning the wheel by one revolution will evoke 108 blessing. One can easily attain 1000 blessing per minute by appropriate
Prayer Wheel is Tibetan Buddhist praying instrument which always bears the mystical word '
OM MANI PADME HUM'
[Om the Jewel in the Lotus Hum] numbering six syllables in the mantra of Avalokitesvara. The syllables are carved outside the wheel  which is made of metal, wood or even leather as well as kept inside the wheel printed in the paper or on cloth in numerous numbers according to size of wheel. It is generally made of a cylindrical body of repoussé metal, penetrated along its axis by a wooden or metal handle. The cylinder can turn around the handle, with a slight rotation of the wrist, thanks to a cord or ballasted chain, which keeps it in movement. Inside this cylinder, written on paper or skin, are esoteric texts, usually invocations (
dharani
or mantra), the most common being that of Avalokitesvara.
This Particular Prayer Wheel has small detail of craft.
Weight of Prayer Wheel: 570 Grams
Size: 7 Inch
Height: 6.5 Inch
Wheel Size: 3.5 Inch X 4.5 Inch
Wheel Made of: Copper
Frame Made of: Wood