Editing Prayer wheel (section)

==== Large wheels ====
[[File:Taktsang prayer wheel.jpg|thumb|upright=0.9|A small prayer wheel shrine housing a large prayer wheel, [[Paro Taktsang]], [[Bhutan]]]]
Prayer wheels larger than human size are to be seen in separate rooms in [[Tibetan Buddhism|Tibetan Buddhist]] temples and can be set in motion by pilgrims. With the help of a small bell the number of revolutions can be counted. The cylinders of fixed prayer wheels are often inscribed with the formula “[[Om mani padme hum]]” (meaning “jewel in the lotus”) in ornamental Lantsa ([[Ranjana script|Ranjana]]) letters.<ref>{{Citation |last1=Lama |first1=Dalai |title=FOREWORD |date=2014-11-05 |work=My Tibetan Childhood |pages=ix–x |url=https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctv1220jm6.3 |access-date=2024-12-11 |publisher=Duke University Press |last2=Gyatso |first2=Tenzin|doi=10.2307/j.ctv1220jm6.3 }}</ref>