Description
Theses copper prayer wheels are made with fine details. The wheel spins manually on a peg and sits atop a puja table or desk. Each wheel is filled with the mantra of Chenrezig (Mani Mantra), the Buddha of Great Compassion. These wheels come in three styles: Mani Mantra which has the mantra of Chenrezig written around the outside in Lanza Script. This style comes with either a yellow or red covered mantra scroll. The third style is decorated on with the Eight Auspicious Symbols.
Prayer Wheel: Tib. མ་ནི་འཁོར་ལོ་ ma-ni khor-lo, is an ornate cylinder filled with mantra designed to rotate clockwise. The Buddha taught that the rotation of mantra in a prayer wheel has the same benefit as recitation. Some prayer wheels fill entire rooms, however, most often they are small enough to fit on a table or mounted on top of a handle to be spun by hand. Prayer wheels are widely used by practitioners in Tibet and India.
Mani Mantra: Refers to the mantra of Chenrezig, OM MANI PADME HUNG ཨོཾ་མ་ཎི་པདྨེ་ཧཱུྃ།
Lanza Script: An ancient calligraphic form of Sanskrit that often adorns holy books and objects with mantra.
Eight Auspicious Symbols: 1) The Most Precious Parasol: protects from suffering, destructive emotions, illness, harm and obstacles; 2) The Auspicious Golden Fishes: the fearless unblinking eye of compassion, freedom and liberation, as well as happiness, fertility and abundance; 3) The Wish-fulfilling Vase of Treasure: an inexhaustible source of long life, wealth, and prosperity, which fulfils all one’s spiritual and material wishes; 4) The Exquisite Lotus Blossom: purity of mind and heart, and transformation, as well as compassion, and all perfect qualities; 5) The Conch of Fame and Glory: the far-reaching melodious sound of the spiritual teachings (a white conch shell coilng to the right); 6) The Glorious Endless Knot: the sign of interdependence; 7) The Ever-flying Banner of Victory: victory over all disagreement, disharmony or obstacles, and the attainment of happiness, both temporary and ultimate; 8) The All-powerful Wheel (wheel of doctrine): the teaching of Buddha, and is the source of spiritual values, wealth, love and liberation.
