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prayer wheel

[ prair ]

noun

  1. a wheel or cylinder inscribed with or containing prayers, used chiefly by Buddhists of Tibet.


prayer wheel

/ prɛə /

noun

  1. Buddhism (esp in Tibet) a wheel or cylinder inscribed with or containing prayers, each revolution of which is counted as an uttered prayer, so that such prayers can be repeated by turning it
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

prayer wheel

  1. In Buddhism , a cylinder with prayers written on it. The prayer wheel is turned by some worshipers during prayer, or the turning may be used as a substitute for spoken prayers.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of prayer wheel1

First recorded in 1805–15
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Example Sentences

Don’t miss the bronze prayer wheel, playful art pieces and peaceful bench swing looking out on spectacular harbor views.

Chimacum artist Tom Jay made the bronze community prayer wheel, which rings after you turn it nine times.

There’s an outside Japanese garden, a Japanese tea and meditation room, a koi pond, an intricately hand-carved Balinese wood countertop in the bar and a Tibetan prayer wheel.

The whole thing, save for the chimney and one piece of art, a prayer wheel, had been reduced to ash.

Religions bring the sacred into our lives with Gothic churches, Muslim mosques, Hindu ashrams, Torah scrolls, Tibetan prayer wheels, priestly cassocks, candles, incense, Christmas trees, matzah balls, tombstones and icons.

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