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 127
emetery at Hakodate; each hadthe name of a god inscribedon it, and they were turned bypeople as they entered. Wheels placed in the gatesof temples are no new thing, as a passage in theDivydvaddna, pp. 299, 300, referred to in a letter byCaroline A. Foley (now Mrs. Rhys Davids) shows.According to… … Fig. 21.—Japanese Praying-Wheel. Brighton Museum.From a Sketch by the Author. \III JAPAN 117 gods, and men. In the middle a dove, a serpent, anda hog were to symbolise lust, hatred, and ignorance.All round the tire was to go the twelvefold circle ofcausation [ pratltyasainutpddo\ in the regular and…
Prayer wheels · Wheels -- Religious aspects · Buddhism -- Liturgical aspects · Symbolism · Rites and ceremonies
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