Tibetan Copper Prayer Wheel with Black Sandalwood Handle and Lotus Base
€188.88
Tibetan prayer wheel in engraved copper and black sandalwood, carved lotus base. Cylinder contains thousands of printed mantras. Authentic Tibetan Buddhist ritual instrument.
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Description
Black sandalwood warms in the palm within seconds. The copper cylinder turns with a lightness that surprises: almost no resistance, a whisper of air, and something difficult to name settles in. It is not silence. It is what comes before silence.
The Mani Khorlo, or prayer wheel, is a central ritual instrument of Tibetan Buddhism, with origins spanning several centuries. The idea governing it is simple and precise: each rotation of the cylinder is the equivalent of reciting aloud the mantras rolled inside. Not as metaphor. As practice — the body turning the object engages in prayer in the same way the voice recites.
The artisans who make these wheels work within a tradition passed from master to student. The cylinder is engraved on the exterior with traditional motifs. Inside, thousands of mantras are printed on thin paper, rolled tightly around an axis. The handle and base are black sandalwood, chosen for its durability, deep color, and the subtle scent it retains over years. The base is carved in the shape of a lotus flower, a symbol of purity in Buddhist tradition.
Architecture
The cylinder is copper, engraved with traditional motifs along its circumference. It rotates freely on a central axis, clockwise, according to ritual use. The handle and base are black sandalwood. The base takes the form of a carved lotus flower. The object is medium-sized: suited to hand use, and stable enough for placement on an altar or meditation table.
There is no Western retail equivalent at this level of finish. The buyer has no reference price because this object is not sold elsewhere in this form and at this quality.
It occupies the hand without weighing it down. It fits into a practice or a space without imposing itself. Under one hundred euros, it is one of the few authentic ritual objects available without compromise on material quality.
Details
- Cylinder: engraved copper, traditional motifs
- Handle and base: black sandalwood
- Base: carved lotus flower form
- Interior: thousands of mantras printed on rolled paper
- Rotation: central axis, clockwise
- Use: hand or altar display
