Nine spinning copper wheels hum quietly, sending prayers into the Nyingma Centers bookstore in Berkeley and the world beyond. Many-armed Buddhas and pink lotus flowers swirl through brightly-colored ...

Rolls of written prayers, or mantras, are sealed inside the cylinder, which is spun with a flick of the wrist. Spinning the wheel brings the same benefits as reading the respective texts and each ...

May 18, 2009 Tibetan prayer wheels have been used for centuries to create harmony, enhance compassion and generate positive karmic energy. Now, a device that could potentially harness the kinetic ...

People of Tibetan ethnic group move a giant prayer wheel in Dukezong ancient city of Shangri-La county, Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Deqen, southwest China's Yunnan Province, March 14, 2011. The ...

Traditionally, Tibetan prayer wheels are spinable cylinders containing a Buddhist mantra or prayer. The idea is that when the wheel spins, the mantra radiates outward into the universe. A new take on ...

Designer Taikkun Li’s Prayer Wheel Energy Generator proves that praying can actually have immediate earthly benefits. Li’s device is essentially a Tibetan prayer wheel outfitted with used bicycle ...

This prayer wheel comes from Tibet and reminds me of its awe inspiring landscape, people and above all its religion. The wheel, which is made of bone and wood with tiny pieces of turquise and coral ...