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 18
dAugust. We remained twomonths at Chini, and becameintimately acquainted with thepeople. They are of the Aryantype, but polyandry is a customamong them, and their religiousrites can scarcely be classed asBrahmanical. Caste does notexist, and everything is rude andprimitive in the extreme. Welearned… … 8 BUDDHIST PRAYING-WHEEL chap. they are Turanian, or Mongolian, in type ; and thatamong them we should fmd Lamas and nuns, and seetheir monasteries, Praying-Wheels, and whateverbelonged to their peculiar system. An excursion of afew days enabled us to see the villages of Leepee andKanum ; and…
Prayer wheels · Wheels -- Religious aspects · Buddhism -- Liturgical aspects · Symbolism · Rites and ceremonies
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