Samye Ling Prayer Wheel House

 










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Prayer Wheels in India

The Benefits of the prayer wheel:

The Limitless Light Buddha Amitabha said:
"For the benefit of sentient beings of the degenerate age, I have explained the benefits of the Mani Wheel. The one who practises while turning equals the fortune of the thousand Buddhas"

"When fortunate capable beings turn the Dharma wheel upright the highest intelligent person will achieve enlightenment and work for sentient beings; the middle capable being will achieve fortunate rebirth and join the Holy dharma; and the lowest capable being will achieve good rebirth, separate from the ten non-virtuous actions."

 

 

The "Mani korlo" or Prayer Wheel House will surround the Samye Ling Stupa on three sides.

Large Copper Prayer wheels containing many hundreds of thousands of Mani Mantras will form the inner wall with a glass screen behind.

The outer wall will be solid with cubicles where ashes can be stored.

The whole walkway will be covered with decorative copper roofing in the same style as the front canopy.

 

Sponsoring a Prayer Wheel

We would like to invite you to help sponsor the Mani house and the Wheels to accumulate merit and wisdom and liberate beings from suffering. We urgently need to raise £10,000 before the end of July 2005 to print the FOUR MILLION Mani Mantras inside each of the 45 prayer wheels that will surround the Peace Stupa at Samye Ling. The prayer wheels and the mantras can be sponsored and dedicated by individuals or can be shared between any number of sponsors. sponsor form

 

Painting available in photo and poster formats from Samye Ling Shop

 

OM MANI PADME HUNG

The Mani Mantra is the the Mantra of Chenrezig, the Bodhisattva of Limitless Compassion and Wisdom.

Saying the mantra is said to liberate beings from the suffering of the five mental poisons:

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OM

liberates Pride the cause of the God Realm

MA

liberates Jealousy the cause of the Jealous God Realm

NE

liberates Desire, the cause of the Human Realm

PAD

liberates Ignorance, the cause of the Animal Realm

ME

liberates Avarice, the cause of the Hungry Ghost Realm

HUNG

liberates Anger, the cause of the Hell Realms.