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On the Origin and the Significance of the Prayer Wheel According to Two Nineteenth-Century Tibetan Literary Sources
The Journal of the Tibet Society
Format: Journal Article
Publication Year: 1987
Publisher: The Tibet Society
Place of Publication: Bloomington
Pages: 13-29
Sources ID: 126622
Visibility: Public (group default)
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While Tibetan sources on the subject are rare, this article looks at two short Tibetan pieces which give accounts of the origin and use of the prayer wheel. The first work, which was written by Gungtangpa (gung thang pa) (1762-1823), is translated in the article while only the pertinent sections of the second work, by Sengchen Lama (seng chen bla ma) (b. 1784), are discussed. Though having several names, prayer wheels are often called "maṇi khor" (ma Ni 'khor) in Tibetan because of the mantra commonly found on them: "Oṁ Maṇipadme Hūṁ." The article begins with a discussion of this mantra. (Ben Deitle 2006-02-02)

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Subjects: 
Material Artifacts
Historical Literature
Journal of the Tibet Society