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 59
trongly directed against thetaking of life from any sentient creature. The connection between the wheel and the throne,mentioned above, is a curious one ; neither is that amere figure of speech, for we find the two together inthe sculptures (see Fig. 10). At the AmaravatiStupa the wheel is… … Fig. 12.—BuLldha on Lolus Throne. From a Sculpture in the Ajanta Caves. From a Sketch by the Author. one half of it, is shown as projecting from what may 1 In this ilkistration the animals on are of the deer kind, which no doubt each side of the wheel are lions, but in has a reference to the…
Prayer wheels · Wheels -- Religious aspects · Buddhism -- Liturgical aspects · Symbolism · Rites and ceremonies
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