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A cylinder inscribed with mantras and turned by hand.
Also known as: Mani wheel, Turning wheel devotional
A prayer wheel is a cylinder containing written mantras, turned clockwise by hand or by water or wind. The turning is the practice, and the wheel is turned in the direction the inscribed text runs rather than in an arbitrary one.
Is a cylinder containing written mantras, turned as a devotional practice in Tibetan Buddhism.
Contexts: Religion
Is turned clockwise, in the direction the inscribed text runs, which is why the direction is not arbitrary.
Contexts: Religion
A cylinder mounted on a spindle with a weighted chain, its outer surface covered in inscribed characters.
A fuller structured visual breakdown is not yet documented for this symbol.