Prayer Wheel

Buddhist Himalayan Prayer Wheel is forever seen, mounted on a wall or the building around monasteries and stupas. It is another most commonly used ritual offering item in Buddhism. Crowds of people can be seen doing prayers spinning ritual wheels, especially in the morning and evening in Boudhanath and Swoyambhunath stupas in Nepal. They circle the stupas in a clockwise direction where the prayer wheels are mounted and spin the wheels as they walk. They have the beliefs that they can receive the benefits of the sacred stupas and the prayers sent by the sacred wheels. Why use Prayer Wheel? Many Tibetans use the sacred wheel every day, sometimes for several hours continuously. In Tibetan Buddhism, spinning the prayer wheel is an art of surrendering oneself to the Lord with millions and billions of prayers. Similarly, they are part of meditation practice. Also, spinning the prayer wheel is an act of releasing stress and anxiety and putting oneself into the peace of mind. Believers turn th