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This wooden wooden handle prayer wheel from the Monpa tribe is a widely recognized important item with considerable spiritual emanation from the eastern Himalayas of Arunachal Pradesh. This prayer wheel is an important object of Buddhist worship as it has a wooden handle. Sacred mantras are inscribed on the surface of the wheel by casting and thus give it both spiritual and artistic value. The Monpa tribe has continuously upheld the tradition of Buddhism in their daily spiritual practices which involve prayer wheels among other ritualistic items. The prayer wheel is construed to repeat mantras most powerfully because it accumulates merit and cleanses negative karma, it is believed. The spinning of prayer wheels is said to release the mantras inscribed on the outer surface, thus completing whatever prayers are desired, both for the spinner and the greater community.
Such prayer wheels need to be made by specialized artisans, particularly with respect to casting of the mantras. Locally sourced materials used by the Monpa tribe serve as the fairest representation of the perfect blend between utility and sanctity, with the decorating of the wheel bearing cultural designs inherent within the tribes' aesthetic values. For the Monpa tribe, the prayer wheel is beyond an object but embodies faith and the Buddhist teachings. The wooden-handle prayer wheel encapsulates their spirituality, deep-rooted connection with nature, and respect for their traditions that are among the fundamental components of their cultural identity.
Such prayer wheels need to be made by specialized artisans, particularly with respect to casting of the mantras. Locally sourced materials used by the Monpa tribe serve as the fairest representation of the perfect blend between utility and sanctity, with the decorating of the wheel bearing cultural designs inherent within the tribes' aesthetic values. For the Monpa tribe, the prayer wheel is beyond an object but embodies faith and the Buddhist teachings. The wooden-handle prayer wheel encapsulates their spirituality, deep-rooted connection with nature, and respect for their traditions that are among the fundamental components of their cultural identity.
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This wooden wooden handle prayer wheel from the Monpa tribe is a widely recognized important item with considerable spiritual emanation from the eastern Himalayas of Arunachal Pradesh. This prayer wheel is an important object of Buddhist worship as it has a wooden handle. Sacred mantras are inscribed on the surface of the wheel by casting and thus give it both spiritual and artistic value. The Monpa tribe has continuously upheld the tradition of Buddhism in their daily spiritual practices which involve prayer wheels among other ritualistic items. The prayer wheel is construed to repeat mantras most powerfully because it accumulates merit and cleanses negative karma, it is believed. The spinning of prayer wheels is said to release the mantras inscribed on the outer surface, thus completing whatever prayers are desired, both for the spinner and the greater community.
Such prayer wheels need to be made by specialized artisans, particularly with respect to casting of the mantras. Locally sourced materials used by the Monpa tribe serve as the fairest representation of the perfect blend between utility and sanctity, with the decorating of the wheel bearing cultural designs inherent within the tribes' aesthetic values. For the Monpa tribe, the prayer wheel is beyond an object but embodies faith and the Buddhist teachings. The wooden-handle prayer wheel encapsulates their spirituality, deep-rooted connection with nature, and respect for their traditions that are among the fundamental components of their cultural identity.
Such prayer wheels need to be made by specialized artisans, particularly with respect to casting of the mantras. Locally sourced materials used by the Monpa tribe serve as the fairest representation of the perfect blend between utility and sanctity, with the decorating of the wheel bearing cultural designs inherent within the tribes' aesthetic values. For the Monpa tribe, the prayer wheel is beyond an object but embodies faith and the Buddhist teachings. The wooden-handle prayer wheel encapsulates their spirituality, deep-rooted connection with nature, and respect for their traditions that are among the fundamental components of their cultural identity.
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