A prayer wheel is a wheel that Buddhists spin as a form of prayer. It is made from metal, wood, leather, or cotton. Originally written by a Chinese pilgrim around 400 A.D. On the wheel are encrypted prayers or mantras which are read by the practitioner. The practitioner must follow these specific steps:
-Spin the wheel clockwise
-Before and after the wheel is turned, repeat the mantra
-The faster the better
-Repeat the mantra as many times as possible while the wheel is still spinning
-Keep a calm meditative mind
Buddhists believe that the prayer wheel has the ability to bring purification to negative kharmas.
www.wikipedia.org/wiki/prayer_wheel
www.worldprayers.org/prayerwheel
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that's interesting. i never know that before. But why can't they just decide what they wannapray about?
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