Sutra turning tube [Xizang Lhasa specialty]

What is a prayer wheel? Authentic Lhasa specialty in Xizang: Sutra turning tube? This article is a special article that introduces in detail the special product of Lhasa, Xizang - the prayer roller. It was compiled by the editorial team of China Specialty Products Network after consulting and collecting relevant information about the prayer roller. It takes about 5 minutes to read the full text, mainly including the basic introduction of the prayer roller and what are the characteristics of the prayer roller? How did the history of prayer wheels come about? Wait

Basic Introduction to the Sutra Drum

The Sutra Drum, also known as the "Mani" Sutra Drum, Sutra Drum, etc., is related to the Six Character Mantra (Six Character Great Ming Mantra). Tibetan Buddhism believes that the more one recites the Six Character Mantra, the more devout they are to the Buddha, and they can escape the suffering of reincarnation. Therefore, in addition to oral recitation, people also make "Mani" sutras by placing the "Six Character Great Ming Mantra" scroll inside the sutra tube and turning it by hand. The Tibetan people place the sutras in the spinning tube, and each rotation is equivalent to reciting the sutras once, indicating repeated recitation of the "Six Character Great Ming Mantra" hundreds or thousands of times. Some even use water power and light energy to make water spinning tubes and light spinning tubes, reciting the "Six Character Great Ming Mantra" on behalf of others

What are the product features of the spinning tube

The production of prayer wheels is usually very exquisite. The scriptures and some bird and animal patterns carved on them are not only of their original meaning, but also decorated with colored lacquer, like handicrafts. Some prayer wheels are also adorned with coral, gemstones, etc., adding value beyond their religious significance. There are also ear holes next to the hand cranked prayer tube, tied with a small pendant. When the handle under the cylinder is turned, the small pendant also moves, accelerating the rotation of the prayer tube by inertia. With the rapid rotation of the prayer wheel, the practitioner recognizes that their merit is also rapidly accumulating

The prayer wheel, also known as the Mani prayer wheel, is held by every Tibetan Buddhist believer and continuously rotated. The merit of turning the sutra wheel is equivalent to reciting the Tripitaka once. Turning it two times is equivalent to reciting all the Buddhist scriptures. Turning it three times can eliminate the obstacles of body, mouth, mind, and sin. Turning it ten times can eliminate the sins of King Sumeru. Turning it a hundred times can equal the merit of King Yama. Turning it a thousand times can help him attain the Dharma body. Turning it ten thousand times can liberate all sentient beings. Turning it a hundred thousand times can reach as far as the holy assembly of Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva. Turning it a million times can help all sentient beings in the six round sea attain enlightenment. Anle; rotating the sound of ten million cycles can help all sentient beings in the six realms of reincarnation dispel the sea of suffering; rotating the sound of billions of cycles is equivalent to the merit of Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva, I once requested the Buddha to teach me, "Your Majesty, how to mature and cultivate the good roots of the Wheel of the Sutra. Please teach me, who has already been liberated from the cycle of endless suffering." The Buddha made this teaching: "The merits of the Wheel of the Sutra of the Sutra of the Sutra of the Sutra of the Sutra of the Sutra of the Sutra of the Sutra of the Sutra of the Sutra of the Sutra of the Sutra of the Sutra of the Sutra of the Sutra of the Sutra of the Sutra of the Sutra of the Sutra of the Sutra of. Touching the sutra wheel with one's hands or seeing it with one's eyes will not lead one into evil pleasures. The merit of turning the sutra wheel with one's hands can make sentient beings in the sky, earth, water, fire, wind, mountains, rocks, plants, and forests become the path of Buddhism