prayer wheel

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Definition of prayer wheel in English Turkish dictionary

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Definition of prayer wheel in English English dictionary

a cylinder with prayers written on it; each revolution counts as uttering the prayers; used especially by Buddhists in Tibet

wheel inscribed with prayers that is used mainly by Tibetan Buddhists

n. A cylinder containing or inscribed with prayers or litanies that is revolved on its axis in devotions, especially by Tibetan Buddhists. a drum-shaped object with prayers on it or inside it, which Tibetan Buddhists turn on a pole as a way of praying. In Tibetan Buddhism, a mechanical device used as an equivalent to the recitation of a mantra. The prayer wheel consists of a hollow metal cylinder, often beautifully embossed, mounted on a rod and containing a consecrated paper bearing a mantra. Each turn of the wheel by hand is considered equivalent to orally reciting the prayer. Variants to the handheld prayer wheel are large cylinders that can be set in motion by hand or attached to windmills or waterwheels and thus kept in continuous motion

Hyphenation

pray·er wheel

Turkish pronunciation

preyır hwil

Pronunciation

/ˈprāər ˈhwēl/ /ˈpreɪɜr ˈhwiːl/