Meaning

1 senses
  1. A rotating cylinder either inscribed with or containing prayers, mainly used by Tibetan Buddhists.

    Gebetsmühle

    моли́твенное колесо́molítvennoje kolesó

    a cylinder on a spindle with prayers written/carved on or wound around it. It is used especially by Buddhists in Tibet

Examples

1 sentences
  1. Vladimir turned the prayer wheels.

Translations

5 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
rotating cylinder containing prayers:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
rotating cylinder containing prayers:

Forms

plural: prayer wheels
Singularprayer wheel
Pluralprayer wheels

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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