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 246
nament, they could never have been intended toundergo the rough usage that money receives. An-other reason is that on a sepulchral monument dis-covered at Metz in 1749, a figure is represented witha necklace to which a small wheel with six spokesis attached ; underneath the wheel is a bulbous… … Fig. 27.—Wheel with Charms attached. Found in Swiss Lake-Dwellings.^ large number of these small wheels have been broughtto light. A few of these are represented in M. VictorGrosss work The Protohelvetes, from which this onehas been copied (Fig. 27). The character of thewheel in this case as an…
Prayer wheels · Wheels -- Religious aspects · Buddhism -- Liturgical aspects · Symbolism · Rites and ceremonies
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