Tiny plastic prayer wheel filling possibilities.
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Tiny plastic prayer wheel filling possibilities.
Hi,
I have this very tiny plastic prayer wheel and I was thinking it would be nice to fill it a bit and use it as my traveling prayer wheel. What can it be filled with? I know that mani and other mantras for sure, but I thought maybe it would be nice to fill it with some text that is important for me, like 37 practices of bodhisattvas.
I have this very tiny plastic prayer wheel and I was thinking it would be nice to fill it a bit and use it as my traveling prayer wheel. What can it be filled with? I know that mani and other mantras for sure, but I thought maybe it would be nice to fill it with some text that is important for me, like 37 practices of bodhisattvas.
“Observing samaya involves to remain inseparable from the union of wisdom and compassion at all times, to sustain mindfulness, and to put into practice the guru’s instructions”. Garchen Rinpoche
For those who do virtuous actions,
goodness is what comes to pass.
For those who do non-virtuous actions,
that becomes suffering indeed.
- Arya Sanghata Sutra
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goodness is what comes to pass.
For those who do non-virtuous actions,
that becomes suffering indeed.
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Re: Tiny plastic prayer wheel filling possibilities.
Using only mani mantras is excellent. Including any prayers or mantras you recite as a part of your daily practice is also good. Garchen Rinpoche includes the mantras of all the main deities practiced at GBI in the center's newest prayer wheels. It is definitely more than a dozen.Könchok Thrinley wrote: ↑Mon Mar 30, 2020 10:43 am Hi,
I have this very tiny plastic prayer wheel and I was thinking it would be nice to fill it a bit and use it as my traveling prayer wheel. What can it be filled with? I know that mani and other mantras for sure, but I thought maybe it would be nice to fill it with some text that is important for me, like 37 practices of bodhisattvas.
This is a qoute from Karma Chagme about the contents of his own prayer wheel:
"My personal prayer wheel has 108 pages. Among them, there are
7,200 mani mantras, 216 aspiration verses, 46 Deity and Consort secret mantras.
This prayer wheel is the essence of the Buddha’s dharma, therefore I urge everyone
to practice it. "
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Re: Tiny plastic prayer wheel filling possibilities.
i'm reading in "wheel of great compassion" p 77, 79, from a comentary from Lama Gungtangpa (more details in the book)Könchok Thrinley wrote: ↑Mon Mar 30, 2020 10:43 am Hi,
I have this very tiny plastic prayer wheel and I was thinking it would be nice to fill it a bit and use it as my traveling prayer wheel. What can it be filled with? I know that mani and other mantras for sure, but I thought maybe it would be nice to fill it with some text that is important for me, like 37 practices of bodhisattvas.
It brings all benefits said to accrue from reading the respective texts...
...So, spinning a special mantra dharani several times with pure motivation can bring unimaginable benefits.
this commentary differs from others, in that it states that not only the mani mantra can be used.
true dharma is inexpressible.
The bodhisattva nourishes from bodhicitta, through whatever method the Buddha has given him. Oh joy.
The bodhisattva nourishes from bodhicitta, through whatever method the Buddha has given him. Oh joy.
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Re: Tiny plastic prayer wheel filling possibilities.
Thank you mandog! I totally forgot about Karma Chagme's text about prayer wheels. I will have to look it up again.mandog wrote: ↑Mon Mar 30, 2020 12:16 pmUsing only mani mantras is excellent. Including any prayers or mantras you recite as a part of your daily practice is also good. Garchen Rinpoche includes the mantras of all the main deities practiced at GBI in the center's newest prayer wheels. It is definitely more than a dozen.Könchok Thrinley wrote: ↑Mon Mar 30, 2020 10:43 am Hi,
I have this very tiny plastic prayer wheel and I was thinking it would be nice to fill it a bit and use it as my traveling prayer wheel. What can it be filled with? I know that mani and other mantras for sure, but I thought maybe it would be nice to fill it with some text that is important for me, like 37 practices of bodhisattvas.
This is a qoute from Karma Chagme about the contents of his own prayer wheel:
"My personal prayer wheel has 108 pages. Among them, there are
7,200 mani mantras, 216 aspiration verses, 46 Deity and Consort secret mantras.
This prayer wheel is the essence of the Buddha’s dharma, therefore I urge everyone
to practice it. "
“Observing samaya involves to remain inseparable from the union of wisdom and compassion at all times, to sustain mindfulness, and to put into practice the guru’s instructions”. Garchen Rinpoche
For those who do virtuous actions,
goodness is what comes to pass.
For those who do non-virtuous actions,
that becomes suffering indeed.
- Arya Sanghata Sutra
For those who do virtuous actions,
goodness is what comes to pass.
For those who do non-virtuous actions,
that becomes suffering indeed.
- Arya Sanghata Sutra
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Re: Tiny plastic prayer wheel filling possibilities.
Thank you Javier! Do you know how it is with the earth and sky mandalas that FPMT says are supposed to be in the wheel? Mine is really small and the mandalas would not fit properly most probably.javier.espinoza.t wrote: ↑Mon Mar 30, 2020 3:23 pmi'm reading in "wheel of great compassion" p 77, 79, from a comentary from Lama Gungtangpa (more details in the book)Könchok Thrinley wrote: ↑Mon Mar 30, 2020 10:43 am Hi,
I have this very tiny plastic prayer wheel and I was thinking it would be nice to fill it a bit and use it as my traveling prayer wheel. What can it be filled with? I know that mani and other mantras for sure, but I thought maybe it would be nice to fill it with some text that is important for me, like 37 practices of bodhisattvas.It brings all benefits said to accrue from reading the respective texts...
...So, spinning a special mantra dharani several times with pure motivation can bring unimaginable benefits.
this commentary differs from others, in that it states that not only the mani mantra can be used.
“Observing samaya involves to remain inseparable from the union of wisdom and compassion at all times, to sustain mindfulness, and to put into practice the guru’s instructions”. Garchen Rinpoche
For those who do virtuous actions,
goodness is what comes to pass.
For those who do non-virtuous actions,
that becomes suffering indeed.
- Arya Sanghata Sutra
For those who do virtuous actions,
goodness is what comes to pass.
For those who do non-virtuous actions,
that becomes suffering indeed.
- Arya Sanghata Sutra
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Re: Tiny plastic prayer wheel filling possibilities.
i see there is the mani syllables and the interdependence mantra in the earth and the mani and dyani seed in the sky. i don't know really if the disposition is important. i would use something in the same fashion but i really don' know.Könchok Thrinley wrote: ↑Mon Mar 30, 2020 5:24 pmThank you Javier! Do you know how it is with the earth and sky mandalas that FPMT says are supposed to be in the wheel? Mine is really small and the mandalas would not fit properly most probably.javier.espinoza.t wrote: ↑Mon Mar 30, 2020 3:23 pmi'm reading in "wheel of great compassion" p 77, 79, from a comentary from Lama Gungtangpa (more details in the book)Könchok Thrinley wrote: ↑Mon Mar 30, 2020 10:43 am Hi,
I have this very tiny plastic prayer wheel and I was thinking it would be nice to fill it a bit and use it as my traveling prayer wheel. What can it be filled with? I know that mani and other mantras for sure, but I thought maybe it would be nice to fill it with some text that is important for me, like 37 practices of bodhisattvas.It brings all benefits said to accrue from reading the respective texts...
...So, spinning a special mantra dharani several times with pure motivation can bring unimaginable benefits.
this commentary differs from others, in that it states that not only the mani mantra can be used.
true dharma is inexpressible.
The bodhisattva nourishes from bodhicitta, through whatever method the Buddha has given him. Oh joy.
The bodhisattva nourishes from bodhicitta, through whatever method the Buddha has given him. Oh joy.
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Re: Tiny plastic prayer wheel filling possibilities.
if you give me the dimensions of your wheel i can fit the mandalas to it. or send you the file(it is just a .doc file) .Könchok Thrinley wrote: ↑Mon Mar 30, 2020 5:24 pmThank you Javier! Do you know how it is with the earth and sky mandalas that FPMT says are supposed to be in the wheel? Mine is really small and the mandalas would not fit properly most probably.javier.espinoza.t wrote: ↑Mon Mar 30, 2020 3:23 pmi'm reading in "wheel of great compassion" p 77, 79, from a comentary from Lama Gungtangpa (more details in the book)Könchok Thrinley wrote: ↑Mon Mar 30, 2020 10:43 am Hi,
I have this very tiny plastic prayer wheel and I was thinking it would be nice to fill it a bit and use it as my traveling prayer wheel. What can it be filled with? I know that mani and other mantras for sure, but I thought maybe it would be nice to fill it with some text that is important for me, like 37 practices of bodhisattvas.It brings all benefits said to accrue from reading the respective texts...
...So, spinning a special mantra dharani several times with pure motivation can bring unimaginable benefits.
this commentary differs from others, in that it states that not only the mani mantra can be used.
or to anyone who want to build a prayer wheel of course.
true dharma is inexpressible.
The bodhisattva nourishes from bodhicitta, through whatever method the Buddha has given him. Oh joy.
The bodhisattva nourishes from bodhicitta, through whatever method the Buddha has given him. Oh joy.
Re: Tiny plastic prayer wheel filling possibilities.
Necroposting. Don't think I need to create a separate thread for this.
Can someone help me with the sky and earth mandalas? I tried resizing them but they're either too small to read and the middle part gets wrecked by the stem or they're too big to fit. Any tips?
Can someone help me with the sky and earth mandalas? I tried resizing them but they're either too small to read and the middle part gets wrecked by the stem or they're too big to fit. Any tips?
Re: Tiny plastic prayer wheel filling possibilities.
Make sure you increase the DPI in your print settings for small text. And a laser printer will have higher resolution than ink jet, typically.
Namu Amida Butsu
Re: Tiny plastic prayer wheel filling possibilities.
For a while I was looking up prayer wheels. Some of them use microfilm to pack in millions of mantras into a single wheel. It would be interesting to see if you can do that for yourself.
Re: Tiny plastic prayer wheel filling possibilities.
Thinking of getting mantra microfilms, but I'm manually printing, cutting, and filling my prayer wheel for now lol. I'll say the good stuff when I buy a more expensive prayer wheel.
Re: Tiny plastic prayer wheel filling possibilities.
That may be the basic factor there.
However, if you're on Windows, you can try printing from within another program, like Word or Paint.net, and looking through the advanced printer settings.
The Picture Gallery (or whatever you call the default image viewing program) is aggressively bad at printing just about anything
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