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 261
that purpose by the same work which is ascribed to those who wore them. Hephaestus. - Here we have a curious identity J50 BUDDHIST PR A YING- WHEEL CHAP. Buddhist sculptures are surrounded on their outeredges by trisulas as vajras ; others may be seen onthe wheels of the Sanchi sculptures.^ One… … Fig. 41.—Lui-Shin, the Chinese God of Thunder. supposed to represent the chrysanthemum (seeFig. 22). The Japanese may have derived this ideafrom a Chinese god, whom Edkins calls the Fatherof Thunder. In the narrative of Lord Macartneysembassy to China, which was written by Sir GeorgeStaunton, there…
Prayer wheels · Wheels -- Religious aspects · Buddhism -- Liturgical aspects · Symbolism · Rites and ceremonies
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