 | United States National Museum - 1906 - 944 lehte
...counts as an uttered prayer, provided that the turning is done slowly and from right to left, the latter in order to follow the writing which runs from left to right. Besides the small hand-prayer wheels, usually measuring from 3 to 5 inches in height and from 2 to... | |
 | United States National Museum - 1906 - 940 lehte
...counts as an uttered prayer, provided that the turning is done slowly and from right to left, the latter in order to follow the writing which runs from left to right. Besides the small hand-prayer wheels, usually measuring from 3 to 5 inches in height and from 2 to... | |
 | Emil Schlagintweit - 1863 - 478 lehte
...quiet, and meditative mind. The motion from right to left was adopted in order to follow the wiuting, which runs from left to right. Some of the larger...covered with the contents of many of their sacred books.i The Lamas have particular books which detail the advantages to be derived from turning these... | |
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S2f^ 167 enjoined because those who turn the cylinders must do so with a faithful, quiet, and meditative mind. The motion from right to left was adopted in order to follow the writing, which runs from left to right. Some of the larger prayer-cylinders,... 