11" Hand Held Tibetan Buddhist Ritual Prayer Wheel - Handmade from Patan, Nepal

Description

11” Hand Held Prayer Wheel
Name
Hand Held Prayer Wheel
Total Length
11”
Size of the Wheel
Height of the wheel: 3.75”
Diameter of the wheel: 2.5”
Length of the Handle
Length of the handle: 6”
Actual Weight
0.220 Kg.
Material
Mixture of different metals with Turquoise, Coral Stones and other stones with Wooden Handle
Ships From
Patan, Nepal
Shipping Provider
Economic Shipping Service
Shipping Time
Usually ships within 48 hours. Allow 20 – 35 business days for deliver within worldwide.
Insurance
Insurance is included in the shipping cost.
Prayer Wheel – The Mani Wheel
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 eight auspicious symbols known as Astamangala. 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.
According to the lineage texts on prayer wheels, prayer wheels are used to accumulate wisdom and merit (good karma) and to purify negativities (bad karma). In Buddhism, Buddhas and Bodhisattvas have created a variety of skillful means to help bring practitioners ever closer to realizing enlightenment. The idea of spinning mantras relates to numerous practices whereby the practitioner visualizes mantras revolving around the nadis and especially around the meridian chakras such as the heart and crown. Therefore, prayer wheels are a visual aid for developing one's capacity for these types of visualizations. The spiritual method for those practicing with a prayer wheel is very specific (with slight variations according to different Buddhist sects). The practitioner most often spins the wheel clockwise, as the direction in which the mantras are written is that of the movement of the sun across the sky.
About this Ritual Item
This Hand Held Prayer Wheel
is made of from different mixtures of metals like; white metal, copper and brass with wooden handle. This Hand Held Prayer Wheel is hand crafted by the master artisans of Patan, Nepal
.