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prayer wheel

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As in all Buddhist monastery and town, somewhere there is bound to be a big prayer wheel. The wheel contains the holy writings and in order to pray you just turn it clockwise and that's the direction to walk too.

This one is located in Gandan monastery.

Review Helpfulness: 4.5 out of 5 stars

Written Feb 2, 2008
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