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The 100 Million Mani Mantra Prayer Wheel. ~ Natural Maple Wood with dark finish.
- the original mantra was hand written by the 14th Dalai Lama
height approx 13 inches
Drum diameter approx 3 inches
Lightweight and easy to use, with silent action.
contains 100 Million 'Om Mani Peme Hung' mantras on microfilm
It is our sincere belief that all dharma practitioners should
have a genuine prayer wheel (Mani Khorlo) in their home or place of
practice. Numerous great lineage masters have stressed the importance
of the prayer wheel. Not only is it a great means of accumulating merit,
it will also bless one's home, and all those who enter it. Karma
Pakshi, the second Gyalwa Karmapa, said that if you place a prayer wheel
next to someone who is dying, the Phowa practice will not be needed at
the time of death. It is believed the mind is automatically
transferred to Dewachen, due to the innate blessing of the prayer wheel.
Lama Zopa Rinpoche tells us: "If you have a mani prayer wheel in your
house, your house is the same as the Potala, the pure land of the
Compassion Buddha."
We are now offering the finest natural wood prayer wheels,
finished to a standard that is way beyond what is currently available in
the marketplace. Each piece is custom made and in our opinion, they
are works of art in themselves. They are lovingly made by a husband and
wife team from natural woods, and each mantra on the outside of the drum
is applied by hand. Our handheld wheels take more than one week to
complete. This includes several hours at the lathe, one week of staining
and protecting the wood, adding the beautiful artwork, filling the drum
with mantras and choosing the right counterweight to help the wheel rotate smoothly.
The drum contains an astonishing quantity of mantras on
microfilm. Traditional wheels include mantras that have been wood block
printed on paper and therefore the number of mantras inside are limted
to thousands. Rolls of paper can often make a wheel bulky and heavy. Our wheels contain up to 100 million mantras on microfilm, which
greatly increases the merit of each rotation. They are lightweight and
spin effortlessly due to the unique inclusion of the highest quality
sealed bearings. Your wheel will never need oiling and the bearings will
never get damaged. It also means your wheel runs in complete silence, with no distracting noise when you are in the midst of
your meditation practice.
The mantras have been inserted following the instructions found
in "The Wheel of Great Compassion". Unlike other prayer wheels in the
marketplace, they also contain the earth wheel and sky wheel mantras
which fully empower them. The microfilm in our 'mani wheels' contains
the mantra of Chenrezig, which has been reproduced from the original
mantra written by His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama.
A prayer wheel is an investment in your Dharma practice and
these wheels will surely be cherished by those who have the good fortune
to own one. Over the years the wood will mellow and develop its own
unique usage patina. They are truly a very skillful way of accumulating
merit in the difficult times we live in..
A minimum of 50% from the profit of each sale will be donated to worthy charities in Tibet.
Important: The wheels have been sealed permanently to give lasting protection to the microfilm. The type of counterbalance may vary between wheels.
The makers of our wheels have had the direct blessing of Ven. Tsoknyi Rinpoche and Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche to undertake this work.
Also available to order in maple wood with a natural finish.
and
50 Million Mani Wheel with dark finish
and
The Guru Padmasambhava Seven-Line Prayer Wheel.
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