Brass prayer wheel and red coral with compassion mantra written 10,000 times on scroll inside, made by devotees in Nepal. According to the lineage texts on prayer wheels, prayer wheels are used to accumulate wisdom and merit (good karma) and to purify negativities (bad karma). In Buddhism, Buddhas and Bodhisattvas have created a variety of skillful means (upaya) to help bring practitioners ever closer to realizing enlightenment. Hand carved wood stand and wall mount bracket with brass and copper prayer wheel. 8”High