Copper & Sandalwood Tibetan Prayer Wheel
€65.88
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A handcrafted Tibetan prayer wheel in copper and sandalwood, each rotation is considered a full recitation of its inner mantras. 18 × 7 cm, 260 g, from Tibet.
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Description
A copper sandalwood Tibetan prayer wheel arrives already weighted with intent. The engraved cylinder is warm in the palm, balanced on a sandalwood handle that has been shaped for grip, not display.
Tibetan prayer wheels have been produced across the Himalayan plateau since the 8th century, most densely in the workshops of Kathmandu and Lhasa. Each cylinder is filled with tightly rolled scrolls printed with Om Mani Padme Hum, the most recited mantra in Tibetan Buddhist practice. Every rotation is understood as equivalent to the recitation of each mantra contained within. Copper is chosen for its workability and its ability to hold fine engraved detail; sandalwood provides a handle that warms to the hand rather than drawing heat away.
The wheel measures approximately 9 cm in cylinder height and 4 cm in diameter, with a sandalwood handle bringing total length to 25 cm. Weight sits at around 180 grams. A small copper bead on a chain hangs from the base of the cylinder: when the wheel is rotated, the bead swings outward, providing the centrifugal pull that sustains a full spin. The copper surface carries lotus and mantra motifs in repousse, worked by hand in Kathmandu. The sandalwood handle is unfinished and unsealed.
Copper and sandalwood Tibetan prayer wheel. Hand-engraved repousse copper cylinder filled with printed Om Mani Padme Hum scrolls. Chain-weighted copper bead sustains rotation. Unfinished sandalwood handle. Approximately 25 cm total length, 180 g. Handcrafted in Kathmandu, Nepal.
A ritual object built for daily use. The wheel turns freely on its axis with a single wrist rotation. Sourced from verified Kathmandu workshops with traceable craft lineage.
