RM2T9199H–Prayer Wheel, 18th-19th century, 25 x 5 1/4 in. (63.5 x 13.34 cm) (overall), Silver, wood, and paper, Tibet, 18th-19th century, In Tibetan Buddhism, prayer wheels are akin to rosaries, imbued with a powerful belief in the meditative repetition of sacred syllables, sounds, and prayers. A prayer surrounds the silver cylinder, while inside is a long, tightly rolled paper scroll printed with prayers and invocations. As the wheel spins with the aid of a suspended weight, the printed prayers are 'sent out' with each revolution. The wheel’s rotation equates to the reading or reciting
RM2T91ERR–Prayer beads and box, late 19th century, 3 5/16 x 4 3/16 in. (8.41 x 10.64 cm), Burlwood and silver, Tibet, 19th century, In Tibetan Buddhism, prayer wheels are akin to rosaries, imbued with a powerful belief in the meditative repetition of sacred syllables, sounds, and prayers. A prayer surrounds the silver cylinder, while inside is a long, tightly rolled paper scroll printed with prayers and invocations. As the wheel spins with the aid of a suspended weight, the printed prayers are 'sent out' with each revolution. The wheel’s rotation equates to the reading or reciting of each invocation
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