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 30
t means thesecylinders are turned ; the Karma can be realised if only 1 Across Thibet, by Gabriel Bonvalot, vol. ii. p. 143. AMONG THE LAMAS 19 the circular motion can be produced. In some casesthe hot air from fires is thus utiHsed, Hue says that the Tartars suspend them over the fireplace . .… … Fic. 6.—Praying-Barrel at Ghia. From a Sketch by the Author. years among the Mongols. In describing Wu TaiShan, a great place of pilgrimage, he visited one ofthe important Lamas, and in his room, near the ceil-ing, just above the charcoal fire, hung a paper cylinder,like an inverted wheel of life,…
Prayer wheels · Wheels -- Religious aspects · Buddhism -- Liturgical aspects · Symbolism · Rites and ceremonies
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