Prayer Wheels in Buddhism

Metal prayer wheels adorned with inscriptions, often found in Buddhist temples, representing spiritual devotion and the practice of prayer.

Paro, Bhutan - 16 September 2025: View of golden prayer wheels spinning gently against a backdrop of vibrant colours and intricate carvings at Kyichu Lhakhang Temple, Bhutan.
Paro, Bhutan - 16 September 2025: View of golden prayer wheels spinning gently against a backdrop of vibrant colours and intricate carvings at Kyichu Lhakhang Temple, Bhutan.
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Kasuga Taisha Shrine
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Japan, Nara, Kasuga Taisha, shinto shrine, lanterns
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Buddhist temple. Woman turning the prayer wheels. La Boulaye. France.
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Bell, Swayambhunath, Kathmandu, Bagmati, Madhyamanchal, Nepal
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Originally built in the 16th century, Wat Pho is Bangkok's oldest temple. King Rama I of the Chakri Dynasty (17361809) rebuilt the temple in the 1780s. Officially called Wat Phra Chetuphon, it is one of Bangkok's best known Buddhist temples and is nowadays a major tourist attraction, located directly to the south of the Grand Palace. Wat Pho is famed for its Reclining Buddha and renowned as the home of traditional Thai massage.
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Lanterns, Kasuga Taisha, Kasuga Shrine, Nara, Japan, Asia
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Thailand, Chiang Mai. Prayer bells at Wat Doi Suthep.
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India, Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh, two ceremonial horns in front of a painted wall with mural of Buddha at Shey Palace
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Cairo, Egypt, Jan 25, 2025 Pedestrians walk by an ornate lantern shop in the big Khan el-Khalili Cairo bazaar.
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Nepal, Kathmandu. Buddhist prayer wheels at Swayambhunath Monkey Temple.
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Buddhist shiny prayer wheels rotating in motion. Nepal, Kathmandu
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Bells, Kamakhya Temple, Guwahati, Assam, India, Asia
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Wishing bells (sacrificial bells), Wat Phra That Doi Suthep Temple, Chiang Mai, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Thien Quang Co Tu buddhist temple. Old un sounding a big bell at ceremony. Ho Chi Minh city. Vietnam.
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Nepal: A Shivalingam at the Hindu Budhanilkantha Temple, Budhanilkantha, Kathmandu Valley (1998)
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The world's largest functioning bell, Mingun Bell, wooden mallet, Mingun, Sagaing Region, Myanmar, Asia
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Prayer wheels of the Boudhanath Stupa, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia
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Praying wheels, in Lo-Manthang village, Kingdom of Mustang, Nepal, Asia
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Thailand, Railay Bay, Phra Nang Beach, Nang Cave Beach, Princess Cave, Phallus symbols
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Close-up of a bell, Bhutan
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Oyamazumi Shrine curtain and sacred rope Omishima island. Ehime, Japan.
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Phu Son Tu buddhist temple. Buddhist drum for ceremony. Tan Chau. Vietnam.
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Many butter lamps are lightened at a temple in Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia
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Ornament, Somatheeram Ayurveda Resort, traditional Ayurvedic medicine spa resort, Trivandrum, Kerala, India, Asia
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Closeup view of many small metal bells hanging in Buddhist temple. Religious symbol of Buddhism in Bangkok, Thailand
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Mongolia, Ovorkhangai, Kharkhorin. Erdene Zuu Monastery, Door detail.
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Asia, China, Yunnan Province, Zhongdian Co. Songzanlin Monastery, large house prayer wheel
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The Giant Mingun Bell And A Novice Monk, Mingun, Mandalay, Myanmar; Ayeyarwady, Burma
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man making design on plate, thanjavur art, tamilnadu, india Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox
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Metal buddhist prayer wheels with buddhist mantra Om mani padme hum meaning Praise to the Jewel in the Lotus in Tsuglagkhang complex in Dalai Lama residence. Mcleodganj, Himachal Pradesh, India, Asia
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Kun Iam Temple. Bell and drum.
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Historical Gong, Temple Wat Phra Thong, Phuket, Thailand, Asia
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Close_up of Mani stones, Swayambhunath temple, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia
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ceiling Shree rameshwaram Shiva temple, raigad, Maharashtra, India, Asia Copyright: xSatishxParashar/DinodiaxPhotox
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Korean Symbol
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Black stone with gold plate in hand of Buddha
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Inside the ESNA temple, the impressive columns decorated with hieroglyphs extend to the richly decorated ceiling. Inside the ESNA temple, the impressive columns decorated with hieroglyphs extend to the richly decorated ceiling.
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bells of an old temple against the sky.
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Mani wall, Mani stone, Dudh Kosi valley, Solukhumbu, Khumbu, Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal, Asia
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India, Ladakh, Leh. Door to the Chamba Lhakhang, a shrine to Maitreya, the Future Buddha, just below Leh Palace. (Not Available for use as a book cover until Dec 2015)
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kho samui bangkok in thailand incision of the buddha gold temple
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A GOLDEN DHARMA WHEEL & DEER adorn the roof of the JOKHANG, TIBET'S holiest temple - LHASA TIBET
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Mani wall, Mani stone, Dudh Kosi valley, Solukhumbu, Khumbu, Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal, Asia
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Worn wooden doors with coloured signposts and Nepalese writing, Impressions of Nepal, Kathmandu Nepal
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Candles in the Padre Pio sanctuary in San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy
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Thailand, Ko Samui, Traditional Thai Gong
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Golden prayer wheels in a historic Tibetan lamasery
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Mani wall, Mani stone, Dudh Kosi valley, Solukhumbu, Khumbu, Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal, Asia
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Folios of old manuscripts in library of Thiksey Gompa (Tibetan Buddhist Monastery) . Ladakh, India, Asia
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Watch on the temple near stupa Bodnath in Kathmandu, Nepal
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Tibet, Sakya Monastery / Pel Sakya, stairs
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Mani wall, Mani stone, Dudh Kosi valley, Solukhumbu, Khumbu, Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal, Asia
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Shiva Lingam at Khandoba hindu God Temple, Nasik, Maharashtra, India
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Mani wall, buddhist mantra carved in stones
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Four metallic ladles full of water are waiting to be used to purify worshippers’ hands near a Shinto shrine in Tokyo.
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Peace bell at the high security border between South and North Korea, Panmunjom, South Korea