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 128
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 in theinverse order. Beings were to be represented as… … Fig. 22.—Japanese Wheel with Thunder Drums.Woven in silk and gold on Japanese Book-cover. placed in the grand entrance gateway \dvarakosJi-tJiakc\ and a bliikslm appointed to interpret it. Another illustration, copied from the cover of aJapanese book, woven in silk and gold, shows thatthe peculiar…
Prayer wheels · Wheels -- Religious aspects · Buddhism -- Liturgical aspects · Symbolism · Rites and ceremonies
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