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 278
inal points.Maha-Sudassana was Buddha in a previous birth, he was a Chakravarti,—a king of kings, a righteous man who ruled in righteousness. Heis called The Great King of (llory, and was the possessor of SevenPrecious Things, one of which, and the first of them, was the Treasure ofthe Wheel. It is… … FiG. 46.—Sculpture from the Upper Monastery at Nuttu. From Major Coles Photos, PI. 19. 268 B UDDHIS T PR A IING - WHEEL self, and had gone up into the upper story of his palace to keep the sacredday, there then appeared to him the heavenly Treasure of the Wheel, withits nave, its tire, and all its…
Prayer wheels · Wheels -- Religious aspects · Buddhism -- Liturgical aspects · Symbolism · Rites and ceremonies
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