India Vlog: Happy Valley Tibetan Colony, Mussoorie

Filmed at the Tibetan Homes Foundation.

Tibetan Buddhism seems to traditionally favor mechanically-aided prayer. Each of these wheels has a core wrapped with paper inscribed thousands of times with om mani padme hum (“the jewel is in the lotus”). Spinning the wheel sends the prayers up to heaven.

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