Thousands of prayers written on a long tightly rolled scroll of paper are within this Buddhist prayer wheel. The prayer scroll is coiled around a rotating central spindle. It is within a casing of ...

Faith has always been at the heart of Tibetan culture. As practitioners of the country's unique form of Buddhism face increasing obstacles to their worship, Beijing has sought to cultivate a different ...

Nine spinning copper wheels hum quietly, sending prayers into the Nyingma Centers bookstore in Berkeley and the world beyond. Many-armed Buddhas and pink lotus flowers swirl through brightly-colored ...

Rolls of written prayers, or mantras, are sealed inside the cylinder, which is spun with a flick of the wrist. Spinning the wheel brings the same benefits as reading the respective texts and each ...

May 18, 2009 Tibetan prayer wheels have been used for centuries to create harmony, enhance compassion and generate positive karmic energy. Now, a device that could potentially harness the kinetic ...

People of Tibetan ethnic group move a giant prayer wheel in Dukezong ancient city of Shangri-La county, Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Deqen, southwest China's Yunnan Province, March 14, 2011. The ...

Fourteen stories by young writers from China and Tibet are collected in Tales of Tibet: Sky Burials, Wind Horses, and Prayer Wheels (edited and trans. by Herbert Batt), a volume intended to record and ...

Rolls of written prayers, or mantras, are sealed inside the cylinder, which is spun with a flick of the wrist. Spinning the wheel brings the same benefits as reading the respective texts and each ...