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Prayer wheels (with Ranjana Mani script), West 23rd Street Fair, NYC. | 2005.05.21 11:26:41
Camera: Canon PowerShot G6 | Exp. bias: 0 EV | Focal Length: 7.1875mm (=35mm)
OM MANI PADME HUM In Tibetan Buddhism, chanting this Kuan Shih Yin mantra, OM MANI PADME HUM (OM - Jewel in the Lotus - Ah!)  is believed to invoke compassion; spinning the written form of the mantra in a Mani Prayer Wheel is also thought to give the same benefit. Click here to listen to the mantra (188K). (For more media, and the full Ranjana Mani script, see Digital Prayer Wheels.)

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