A traditional aspect of Tibetan meditation and prayer, the prayer wheel is traditionally used with a mantra, or prayer, to aid in seeking the deeper rewards of meditation.

This particular prayer wheel consists of a container handcrafted out of copper and brass and fitted to a long, polished wood handle.

This container allows you to wind your written mantra or prayer around a center spool, personalizing your meditation and prayer with the carefully written mantra.

Indeed, the act of writing this prayer or mantra can be a form of meditation that is widely considered spiritually purifying all by itself.

With your mantra within, the cap is then replaced before being carefully rotated in a clockwise fashion, with the brass weight strung upon it spinning it in a clockwise rotation as you focus upon the enlightenment found within meditation.

The entire piece measures approximately 11 1/2 inches long.