In order to make full use of this Xiu De way, stupas have been built all over Tibet, prayer wheels have been installed, and even prayer wheels are always carried around. As long as you are free, you can hold them under the prayer wheel with your right hand and let them turn clockwise gently. When not in use, it is usually stored in a special cloth bag.
People usually hold small prayer wheels in their hands, and large prayer wheels are placed in temples. Many monasteries have special prayer wheel corridors. Rows of countless pipes are neatly arranged and fixed on the wooden shaft. The sutra changer walks clockwise and moves by hand, making it rotate with the six-character mantra read.
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Hand-cranked prayer wheels, also called hand-cranked mani wheels, are made of gold, silver and copper, and are also divided into three types: large, medium and small. The main body of this kind of warp drum that can be held in the hand is cylindrical, and there is a shaft in the middle that can rotate. The six-character mantra of Tibetan Buddhism is not only engraved on the cylinder, but also installed in the middle of the cylinder.
There are much more Buddhist scriptures engraved on the big prayer wheel than those on the small prayer wheel, and the trajectory of one turn is much larger than that of the small prayer wheel, so the merits accumulated by one turn of the big prayer wheel are much higher than that of the small prayer wheel. The large prayer wheel is also cylindrical, with a height of nearly 1 m and a diameter of more than 40 cm. Generally, there are two kinds of prayer wheels: copper and wood. The shape of the prayer wheel made of copper is still the true color of copper.
To turn these prayer wheels, you must push them by hand. They can usually be turned over with a gentle push. Turning it is to read the scriptures contained in it. There are also prayer wheels that cannot be turned by hand. This kind of prayer wheel is very big, with a height of several meters and a diameter of two meters. The cylinder can hold all the tripitaka. If you want to change it, you must cooperate with Qi Xin.
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