One of these items can invoke Chenrezig, and they sometimes depict a lightning bolt known as a vajra.
One of these items can invoke Chenrezig, and they sometimes depict a lightning bolt known as a vajra. Their use reflects the way in which one worships around a chortens, or relic, and it is partly designed to symbolize the start of Shakyamuni's preaching. They usually are imprinted with "hail the jewel in the lotus," and attached to one or two weights with cords. They are believed to automatically recite mantras, and large ones can be turned by windmills or waterwheels. For 10 points, a metal cylinder mounted around a handle and containing a sacred text forms what device used in Tibetan Buddhism?
One of these items can invoke Chenrezig, and they sometimes depict a lightning bolt known as a vajra.
{prayer wheel} [or {mani chos kor}; or {korlo}]