Traditionally, the mantra Om Mani Padme Hum is written in Sanskrit on the outside of the wheel. Also sometimes depicted are Dakinis, Protectors and very often the 8 auspicious symbols Ashtamangala. According to the Tibetan Buddhist tradition based on the lineage texts regarding prayer wheels, spinning such a wheel will have much the same meritorious effect as orally reciting the prayers. – Wikipedia.com
Every time I visit a monastery, I am struck by a few things: the cleanliness and aura of peacefulness; the gorgeous, brightly colored tangka paintings and murals adorning the walls; the larger-than-life statutes of the various avatars of Buddha, and the prayer wheel outside most monasteries.
Every time I walk around a monastery, running my hand along the prayer wheels, I feel a sense of peace and calm descend over me. Once, I even managed to work through a particular problem that had been plaguing me since a while. Monasteries, along with churches, often have this effect on me.
I understand that the words “Om mani pemme hum” is written in pali language, which is of course “om Mani padme hum” in Sanskrit. Buddhist temples have a very calming effect as there is hardly any noise within.
YA monasteries do give a sense of peace
Have been to monasteries in Coorg and Manali
I am sure we can all recreate that aura in our own homes, even if it was just one room that you could escape to
So peaceful!
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I would love to experience that sense of peace.
I have never been to one.. But would definitely would want to visit sometime !!
Beautiful. I stayed in a guesthouse in Dharamsala, India, that had a window overlooking prayer wheels. I loved watching people spinning them.
Monasteries calm me. I’ve been to a few in Thailand, and there’s an undeniable sense of peace in these places.
I love them. You captured it so well 🙂
I feel the same when I visit my hometown church. Peaceful and usually ends me having teary eyes. Guilt that I feel like I’ve not visit as often as before when I was still living on my hometown.