prayer wheel
a wheel or cylinder inscribed with or containing prayers, used chiefly by Buddhists of Tibet.
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How to use prayer wheel in a sentence
He therefore has inside his house his prayer wheel and his little shrine, before which he offers up incense daily.
Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921 | Charles Kenneth Howard-BuryThe twirling of the tzi-ditindi in medicine or prayer corresponds to the revolution of the prayer wheel of the Lamas.
I invaded the sanctuary and demanded the ancient tomes and magic tables, also the prayer-wheel—the sextant, I mean.
The Cruise of the Snark | Jack LondonFurthermore, with the prayer-wheel I shot Alpha Crucis and from its altitude worked out our latitude.
The Cruise of the Snark | Jack LondonIn another room there was a large prayer wheel which they said contained half a million prayers.
Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921 | Charles Kenneth Howard-Bury
British Dictionary definitions for prayer wheel
/ (prɛə) /
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
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Cultural definitions for prayer wheel
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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