PRAYER WHEEL
A Buddhist prayer wheel is generally a hollow cylindrical wheel made from metal, wood, or stone, often beautifully embossed, mounted on a rod handle or axis made of wood or a precious metal. Simply, it is an inseparable part of the Tibetan and Buddhist tradition.The prayer wheels are used as an aid for meditation and as a means of accumulating wisdom, good karma and putting bad karmas or negative energy aside.
The inner portion of the hollow cylinder contains a tightly scrolled prayer scriptures full of printed or handwritten compassion mantras. Spinning the wheel will have many times meritorious effect as orally reciting the prayers.
