Common Religious Objects Throughout Tibet, monks and laymen have always used religious articles as part of their daily lives. Prayers and mantras printed by woodblock on five colours of cotton cloth are thought to be carried heavenward by the wind. A hollow cylinder containing printed prayers or mantras.
Every rotation equals a recitation of the contents.
The dorje represents a thunderbolt. Fundamental symbol of tantric faith. It is used with the bell in all rituals. The note of the bell, or trulpu, is said to drive away evil by its magic music. Mani Stone A smooth stone inscribed with universal mantra Om Mani Padme Hum.