The Prayer Wheel House
In Tibet, it is traditional to have prayer wheels surrounding sacred places such as temples. People regularly turn the prayer wheels while circumambulating temples. Often older people will spend their time sitting around prayer wheels and turning them while reciting mantra. This method is one of the most effective ways to accumulate merit and purify negativities. – Tulku Orgyen P’huntsok Rinpoche
Almost all temples in Pemaköd have prayer wheels. In most cases, the prayer wheels are attached to the temple. At the previous Deden Tashi Choeling temple, there were two prayer wheels attached to the temple – One with millions of Guru Rinpoche mantras, and the other with millions of Chenrezig mantras. These two older prayer wheels are still present at the retreat land in Yoldong.
Also, Tulku Orgyen’s father Lama Rigzin P’huntsok recently bought three additional prayer wheels: two with the 100-syllable mantra of Vajrasattva, and one with the mantras of Vajrakilaya and Amitabha.
We are building a new Prayer Wheel House to enshrine all five of these prayer wheels, and to provide surrounding spaces where people can sit and turn the wheels while reciting mantra. This new Prayer Wheel house will be separate from the temple but will be immediately next to it. The foundation for the wheels, and the pillars to hold them, will be made of concrete, and the walls and roof will be made of plywood and tin.
Please help us create a sacred space where devoted practitioners can accumulate great merit by spinning the prayer wheels and reciting mantra.
For the benefit of all beings!
May all beings benefit!