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prayer wheel
[ prair ]
noun
- a wheel or cylinder inscribed with or containing prayers, used chiefly by Buddhists of Tibet.
prayer wheel
/ prɛə /
noun
- 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
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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Example Sentences
He therefore has inside his house his prayer wheel and his little shrine, before which he offers up incense daily.
The 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.
Furthermore, with the prayer-wheel I shot Alpha Crucis and from its altitude worked out our latitude.
In another room there was a large prayer wheel which they said contained half a million prayers.
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