Prayer wheels at Swayambunath Temple, Kathmandu, a photo by LaylaLee on Flickr. Prayer wheels at Swayambunath Temple, Kathmandu

Om Ma Ni Pad Me Hum, a photo by Swami Stream on Flickr. Buddhist prayer wheel call mane. The prayer wheel has "Om Ma ni Pad me Hum" written in Rajpaksha script The Prayer wheel has 6 syllables for Six Pāramitās: Om: Generosity ,Ma:Ethics,Ni:Patience,Pad:Diligence;Me:Renunciation;Hum:Wisdom

Prayer Wheels-Swayambu Temple-Kathmandu-Nepal, a photo by mikemellinger on Flickr. Prayer Wheels at Swayambu Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal

 Prayer Wheel  , a photo by sgluskoter on Flickr. A prayer wheel is a 'wheel' (Tibetan: 'khor) on a spindle made from metal, wood, leather, or even coarse cotton. On the wheel are depicted or encapsulated prayers, mantras and symbols such as the Ashtamangala. According to the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, spinning such a wheel will have much the

Buddhist Prayer Wheel "It is said that prayer wheels are used to accumulate wisdom and merit or good karma and to purify negativities such as bad karma. The idea of spinning mantras comes from numerous Tantric practices where the Tantric practitioner visualizes mantras revolving around the nadis and especially around the meridian chakras such as the heart and