The wheel of great compassion : the practice of the prayer wheel in Tibetan Buddhism

Preface by Lama Zopa Rinpoche. Wheel of Great Compassion is the first book to provide Western readers with a complete understanding of the prayer wheel — an ancient and mystical practice that has long been popular with Buddhists throughout Tibet and Mongolia for its ability to bless the environment, promote healing, increase compassion, and assist practitioners on their journeys to enlightenment. This book offers a clear description of prayer wheel practice, its meaning and benefits, and its role as an essential ritual and symbol of Tibetan Buddhism. It contains a general introduction to the prayer wheel, photographs and illustrations, six commentaries by Tibetan lamas (including Lama Zopa Rinpoche), and instructions for both prayer wheel construction and proper use. The Wheel Of Great Compassion Equips Western Readers With Everything Necessary To Understand The Use Of The Prayer Wheel In Tibetan Buddhist Tradition. It Offers Translations Of Several Seminal Texts And Commentaries By Renowned Tibetan Teachers - Including Lama Zopa Rinpoche And The Fourth Panchen Lama - As Well As Instructive Diagrams And Full-color Photographs.--jacket. Prayer Wheel Practice, Symbolism, And Lineage -- Practice: Seeing With Eyes Of Compassion -- Symbolism: The Radiant Dharma Wheel -- Lineage: An Ancient And Mystical Inheritance -- Tibetan Commentaries On The Prayer Wheel -- An Oral Discourse -- Benefits Of The Six-syllable Prayer Wheel -- Practice And Benefits Of The Prayer Wheel -- Benefits Of The Lotus Wheel -- A Short Treatise On Prayer Wheels -- Dedication Of Merits From Building And Turning Prayer Wheels -- Diagrams, Pictures, And Instructions -- A Method For Meditating With The Prayer Wheel. Edited And Introduced By Lorne Ladner ; With Translations By Lama Thubten Zopa Rinpoche ... [et Al.] ; Foreword By Lama Thubten Zopa Rinpoche. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 129-134). The Wheel of Great Compassion is the first book to provide Western readers with a complete understanding of the prayer wheel--an ancient and mystical practice that has long been popular with Buddhists throughout Tibet and Mongolia for its ability to bless the environment, promote healing, increase compassion, and assist practitioners on their journeys to enlightenment. This book offers a clear description of prayer wheel practice, its meaning and benefits, and its role as an essential ritual and symbol of Tibetan Buddhism. It contains a general introduction to the prayer wheel, photographs and illustrations, six commentaries by Tibetan lamas (including Lama Zopa Rinpoche), and instructions for both prayer wheel construction and proper use. The Wheel of Great Compassion is the first book to provide Western readers with a complete understanding of the prayer wheel -- an ancient and mystical practice that has long been popular with Buddhists throughout Tibet and Mongolia for its ability to bless the environment, promote healing, increase compassion, and assist practitioners on their journeys to enlightenment.This book offers a clear description of prayer wheel practice, its meaning and benefits, and its role as an essential ritual and symbol of Mahayana Buddhism. It contains a general introduction to the prayer wheel, illustrations, six commentaries by Tibetan Lamas, and instructions for prayer wheel construction and proper use.