The Turning of Mantra – Tibetan Handheld Prayer Wheel

Description

A hand-cranked bronze prayer wheel upon a wooden handle, inscribed with the sacred Six-Syllable Mantra and adorned with auspicious symbols.

Hear, seeker—within this wheel turns the eternal Om Mani Padme Hum, the jewel in the lotus, the call of compassion itself. To spin the wheel is to set prayers into motion, each rotation a ripple carried through wind and sky. The eight auspicious symbols etched upon its form remind us of the Dharma’s vast embrace: the lotus, the conch, the endless knot, each a teaching of liberation. In temples and mountain paths alike, practitioners have long carried these wheels, trusting that each turn plants seeds of merit, both seen and unseen.

This is no mere ornament, but a moving altar in your hand. As you turn it, imagine the prayers radiating out, not only for yourself but for all beings—an act of compassion as infinite as the sky.

✨ Ways to Turn the Wheel:

• Spin while reciting mantra, sending words into the wind like offerings of light.

• Keep upon your altar as a reminder that practice is motion, never still.

• Walk with it outdoors, letting the elements carry your prayers farther than you can see.

• Turn it in silence, when words will not come, trusting the wheel to speak for you.

• Offer it as a blessing tool, letting others place their hands upon it to share in merit.

Summary: A sacred Tibetan prayer wheel—each turn a prayer released, each spin a blessing carried on the wind.