Mani prayer wheel

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Dublin Core

Title

Mani prayer wheel

Subject

Buddhism

Description

Buddhist instrument with an inscription of the mantra “Om mani padme hum” (ओं मणिपद्मे हूं) in Sanskrit characters (Devanagari). The mantra is divided into six syllables (om/ m/ ani/ pa/ dme/ hum), and it starts where the pendant is attached. At the core of its cylinder, other mantras are wrapped around its center.

Creator

Unknown

Source

Robert L. Hess Collection on Ethiopia and the Horn of Africa

Publisher

Brooklyn College Archives and Special Collections

Date

Accession date: 2016

Contributor

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Rights

Courtesy of the Brooklyn College Archives and Special Collections

Relation

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Format

image/jpeg

Language

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Type

Physical object

Identifier

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Coverage

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