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Sunday, October 21, 2007

Different Types of Prayer Wheels

The Mani wheel
-a small hand-held prayer wheel mounted on a handle

Water Wheel
-spun by the flow of water; the water that touches the wheel is then blessed

Fire Wheel
-turned by the heat of a candle or electric light; the light emitted then purifies negative kharmas

Wind Wheel
-the wind that spins the wheel alleviates the negative kharmas of the people it touches

Stationary Prayer Wheel
-set up side by side so that people walking by can spin them all as they run their fingers across

Electric Dharma Wheel
-powered by an electric motor and have the capability to include lights and music

Digital Prayer Wheel
-animated GIF's on websites send waves of good kharma

2 comments:

Rina said...

All the different kinds of wheels really caught my attention--particularly the digital prayer wheel. It's strikes me as a bit strange seeing as how when Buddhism was first created they didn't have the internet. Did you guys happen to find one online?

Matt E- Hr. 2 said...

I think the digital prayer wheel strikes me as strange also. Maybe its a bit harsh, but it seems like its for people who are just to lazy or physically can't go to a buddhist temple or whatever.