Prayer wheel

Description

Prayer wheels, row of five copper wheels containing printed paper prayers, housed in wooden structure with resin relief decoration, commissioned through Rokpa Developments (Kagyu Samye Ling Monastery and Tibetan Centre): Scotland, Eskdalemuir (housing), Nepal (prayer wheels), Tibetan, 2009 - 2011 AD

Museum reference

V.2009.13

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Prayer wheel

Production information

Kagyu Samye Ling Monastery and Tibetan Centre
Eskdalemuir, Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, Northern Europe
Nepal, South Asia

Date

2009 - 2011

Style / Culture

Tibetan

Materials

Wood, Resin, Copper, Paper, Steel

Associations

Kagyu Samye Ling Monastery and Tibetan Centre

Exhibitions

• Living Lands (29 Jul 2011)
  National Museum of Scotland

On display

national museum of scotland »
level 1 »
world cultures, living lands

Credit

Rokpa Development