The Buddhist praying-wheel : a collection of material bearing upon the symbolism of the wheel and circular movements in custom and religious ritual (1896)
Simpson, William, 1823-1899 · London ; New York : Macmillan · leaf 107
ark upon it \anywhere. It appeared to him as if it were thestaff on which,in Buddhist times,a regular wheelwas mounted, butwhich has sincesomehow disap-peared. Withour knowledgenow, derived fromthe Satapatha ■Brdhmana, of awheel in a hori-zontal positionbeing turned onthe top of a post,it is just… … Fig. 18.—Chakra,of brass. Found atGhantasala, KrishnaDistrict, MadrasPres. From South hidiaiiAntiquities, New Imperial Series, byAlexr. Rea, M.R.A.S.,Madras, 1894. PI.xxxiii. p. 42. V THE SOLAR ORIGIN 97 The theory of a solar origin finds a still furthersupport in another aspect of the subject…
Prayer wheels · Wheels -- Religious aspects · Buddhism -- Liturgical aspects · Symbolism · Rites and ceremonies
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