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Turning the Prayer Wheel.

Punakha - West Bhutan.

Le moulin à prière est un objet très populaire du bouddhisme tibétain. Il contient des mantras enroulés dans le cylindre supérieur et, en le faisant tourner, c’est comme si on énonçait soi-même la prière manuscrite. Chaque tour du moulin équivaut à une prière, de sorte que plus on tourne le moulin plus l’on acquiert de mérites pour une prochaine réincarnation.

The prayer wheel is a very popular object of Tibetan Buddhism. It contains mantras coiled in the upper cylinder and, by rotating it, it is as if one uttered the handwritten prayer. Each turn of the mill is equivalent to a prayer, so that the more one turns the mill the more one acquires merits for a future reincarnation.

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George McCarten26-Dec-2019 10:56
I cannot help but seeing North Face peering out from under the robe. The monk seems to be engrossed in some positive possibilities of reincarnation.
gerard belbeoch15-Dec-2019 17:25
Très belle image sur cette terre himalayenne
Dan Greenberg06-Dec-2019 16:15
A fabulous capture of this activity, the monk and that colorful prayer wheel. ~BV~
Ton T.06-Dec-2019 15:17
Beautiful colors in this wonderful shot! V
Wintermeer05-Dec-2019 13:46
une très belle scène! ~V~
Bill Miller05-Dec-2019 09:16
That is a wonderful and colourful moment
Gill Kopy05-Dec-2019 04:09
An amazing shot Daniel ! and, what interesting info regarding the wheel. I guess the patterns on the wheel are symbolic - fascinating. BV
Nirvan Hope05-Dec-2019 03:23
What a powerfully large prayer wheel. Must be thousands of mantras in there. I hope you got a turn to spin the wheel! A fabulous image of active prayer.
Nick Paoni04-Dec-2019 20:42
Fine image of a different culture.
Hennie & Lies Lammers04-Dec-2019 20:01
Beautiful capture.
joseantonio04-Dec-2019 19:41
lovely red colors.V.
borisalex04-Dec-2019 18:44
Yes.. great atmosphere and wonderful place for your journey! V
globalgadabout04-Dec-2019 18:13
that is a huge wheel...the shapes, the colours, the moment, all are fascinating..
bill friedlander04-Dec-2019 18:09
Well framed shot of the monk at the prayer wheel. V
Walter Otto Koenig04-Dec-2019 17:18
Wonderful shot of this monk turning the huge prayer wheel. "V"
Tom Munson04-Dec-2019 17:15
Wonderful capture.
Jeff Real04-Dec-2019 16:33
You make powerful and meaningful photography!
v
peterjay4504-Dec-2019 15:59
Superb image!
Blandine Mangin04-Dec-2019 15:32
une très belle scène ! v
Helen Betts04-Dec-2019 15:27
What a beautiful capture of this act of devotion. V.
Jim Coffman04-Dec-2019 15:05
Extremely nice candid, Daniel....
Neil Marcus04-Dec-2019 14:44
Thank you for the explanation and the excellent photo. This is new information to me. "VV"
Industrial Heritage04-Dec-2019 14:39
Love this, sponsored by The Noth Face.
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