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  mani wheel (hand-held prayer wheel)

 

Thailand

A Buddhist hand-held prayer wheel, also known as a mani wheel. It must be spun clockwise, as this is the direction in which the mantras are written and prior to its use a mantra should be recited, to enhance the effects.