Water powered prayer wheel / Mani wheel, Khumbu District, Nepal

This water powered prayer wheel (called mani chos-'khor or Mani wheel by the Tibetans) is a wheel on a spindle made from metal, wood, leather, or coarse cotton. On the wheel are written or encapsulated prayers or mantras. According to the Tibetan Buddhist belief, spinning such a wheel will have much the same effect as orally reciting the prayers. A prayer wheel symbolizes "turning the wheel of Dharma," which describes the way in which the Buddha taught. Sagarmatha National Park was created in 1976 and honored as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979.

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Contained in galleries: NEPAL: Everest area, Gokyo trek, Sagarmatha NP

This water powered prayer wheel (called mani chos-'khor or Mani wheel by the Tibetans) is a wheel on a spindle made from metal, wood, leather, or coarse cotton. On the wheel are written or encapsulated prayers or mantras. According to the Tibetan Buddhist belief, spinning such a wheel will have much the same effect as orally reciting the prayers. A prayer wheel symbolizes "turning the wheel of Dharma," which describes the way in which the Buddha taught. Sagarmatha National Park was created in 1976 and honored as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979.