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navigate by keyword : according also around ashtamangala auspicious based buddhist case certain coarse commonly core cotton cylinder cylindrical dakinis depicted dharamsala effect have hum india kora larger leather life lineage made mani mantra mantras many may mcleodgange meritorious metal millions most much often orally other outside padme prayer prayers protectors reciting regarding same sanskrit sometimes spindle spinning stone such symbols texts then thousands tibetan tradition traditionally tree used very walk well wheel wheels will wood wrapped written

Tibetan Golden Prayer Wheels , the Kora Walk , McLeodgange, Dharamsala, India Royalty Free Stock Photo

Tibetan Prayer Wheels in motion, the Kora Walk , McLeodgange, Dharamsala, India Royalty Free Stock Photo

Tibetan Prayer Wheels in the Kora Walk , McLeodgange, Dharamsala, India Royalty Free Stock Photo

Tibetan Prayer Wheels in the Kora Walk , McLeodgange, Dharamsala, India

Tibetan Prayer Wheel, kora walk, McLeodgange, Dharamsala, India Royalty Free Stock Photo

A prayer wheel is a cylindrical wheel on a spindle made from metal, wood, stone, leather or coarse cotton. Traditionally, the mantra Om Mani Padme Hum is written in Sanskrit on the outside of the wheel. Also sometimes depicted are Dakinis, Protectors and very often the 8 auspicious symbols Ashtamangala. At the core of the cylinder is a & x22;Life Tree& x22; often made of wood or metal with certain mantras written on or wrapped around it. Many thousands & x28;or in the case of larger prayer wheels, millions& x29; of mantras are then wrapped around this life tree. The Mantra Om Mani Padme Hum is most commonly used, but other mantras may be used as well. According to the Tibetan Buddhist tradition based on the lineage texts regarding prayer wheels, spinning such a wheel will have much the same meritorious effect as orally reciting the prayers.