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 255
upiter of the Romans. M. Gaidoz describes, but gives noillustration of, a statue in bronze, foundin 1881, at Landouzy-la-Ville, Aisne.It is about eight or nine inches inheight. The rio^ht arm is broken atthe elbow ; the left hand holds a wheelwhich rests on a pedestal. The figureat first sight… … Fig. 37. — BronzeFigure. Found atChatelet.—In theLouvre. Copied by permission from Le Dieii Gaulois du Sokil. XVII THE GOD OF THE WHEEL 245 extent identified their God of the Wheel with theRoman Jupiter. In the museum at Treves there is an altar thatwas found at Theley, near Tholey, circle of…
Prayer wheels · Wheels -- Religious aspects · Buddhism -- Liturgical aspects · Symbolism · Rites and ceremonies
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