prayer wheeln.

Brit.

/ˈprɛː wiːl/, U.S.

/ˈprɛr ˌ(h)wil/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a Tibetan lexical item. Etymons: prayer n.¹, wheel n.

Etymology: < prayer n.¹ + wheel n., after Tibetan chos-'khor, itself after Sanskrit dharmacakra, Pali dhammacakka, literally ‘wheel of the Law’.The Sanskrit term may have been coined in the Mahabharata (Vulgate), where it has the sense ‘the whole cycle of duty-bound observances’, and is formed by analogy with kālacakra ‘cycle of the seasons’. The notion of turning the cycle also first appears in this neo-Vedic version of the text. Thus the term was originally metaphorical, and only became concretized in the Tibetan use, by which time the Dharma scroll was in written form.

1. Buddhism. Esp. in Tibet: a revolving cylindrical box inscribed with or containing a mantra, used as an aid to meditation, each revolution being held to be equivalent to the recital of the text.Usually mounted on a spindle to be turned by hand; sometimes mounted so as to be turned by wind- or water-power (cf. prayer mill n.). Cf. prayer cylinder n. at prayer n.¹ Compounds 2, praying wheel n. (a) at praying n. Compounds 2. Cf. also mani n.²

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society > faith > artefacts > implement (general) > prayer-wheel > [noun]

prayer wheel1788

praying machinea1807

prayer mill1832

praying cylinder1834

praying wheel1854

prayer cylinder1862

1788 J. Trusler Habitable World Described II. 274 At the tents of some old priests I saw a kind of prayer-wheel, representing a part-coloured cylinder, with iron axles, containing written prayers; it is fixed on a wooden frame, and turned quickly round with a string wound about it, each motion of a written prayer being considered efficacious as a rehearsal of it.

1814 F. Shoberl tr. J. Klaproth Trav. Caucasus & Georgia 102 The inscriptions in such prayer-wheels commonly consist of masses for souls, psalms, and the six great general litanies.

1868 T. G. Montgomerie in Proc. Royal Geogr. Soc. 15 July 154 The Tibetans..made use of the rosary and prayer-wheel.

1893 Earl of Dunmore Pamirs I. 105 There was a Buddhist prayer-wheel being turned by water-power, and reeling off prayers at so many per hour.

1946 E. Diehl Bookbinding (1980) i. i. 11 The Buddhist prayer wheel contains a roll written with the lines running along its length, and the roll has to be unrolled sidewise in order to be read.

1964 Times 19 Nov. 16/3 The bicycle wheel will gradually conquer the prayer wheel, but what about Chinese relations with Tibetans?

1996 J. Brown Hong Kong & Macau: Rough Guide (ed. 3) 148 This temple is packed with people coming here to pray for good luck, which they help along by turning the bronze prayer wheel in front of the altar clockwise.

†2. In Brittany: a wheel set with bells and fastened to the ceiling of a church, formerly used for divination; cf. praying wheel n. (b) at praying n. Compounds 2. Obsolete. rare.

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society > faith > artefacts > furniture > other furniture > [noun] > prayer-wheel

praying wheel1854

prayer wheel1897

1897 Daily News 26 July 5/1 Even now in Brittany a kind of prayer-wheels are kept in churches and set spinning by the devout.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	prayer wheel
释义	prayer wheeln. Brit. /ˈprɛː wiːl/, U.S. /ˈprɛr ˌ(h)wil/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a Tibetan lexical item. Etymons: prayer n.¹, wheel n. Etymology: < prayer n.¹ + wheel n., after Tibetan chos-'khor, itself after Sanskrit dharmacakra, Pali dhammacakka, literally ‘wheel of the Law’.The Sanskrit term may have been coined in the Mahabharata (Vulgate), where it has the sense ‘the whole cycle of duty-bound observances’, and is formed by analogy with kālacakra ‘cycle of the seasons’. The notion of turning the cycle also first appears in this neo-Vedic version of the text. Thus the term was originally metaphorical, and only became concretized in the Tibetan use, by which time the Dharma scroll was in written form. 1. Buddhism. Esp. in Tibet: a revolving cylindrical box inscribed with or containing a mantra, used as an aid to meditation, each revolution being held to be equivalent to the recital of the text.Usually mounted on a spindle to be turned by hand; sometimes mounted so as to be turned by wind- or water-power (cf. prayer mill n.). Cf. prayer cylinder n. at prayer n.¹ Compounds 2, praying wheel n. (a) at praying n. Compounds 2. Cf. also mani n.² ΘΚΠ society > faith > artefacts > implement (general) > prayer-wheel > [noun] prayer wheel1788 praying machinea1807 prayer mill1832 praying cylinder1834 praying wheel1854 prayer cylinder1862 1788 J. Trusler Habitable World Described II. 274 At the tents of some old priests I saw a kind of prayer-wheel, representing a part-coloured cylinder, with iron axles, containing written prayers; it is fixed on a wooden frame, and turned quickly round with a string wound about it, each motion of a written prayer being considered efficacious as a rehearsal of it. 1814 F. Shoberl tr. J. Klaproth Trav. Caucasus & Georgia 102 The inscriptions in such prayer-wheels commonly consist of masses for souls, psalms, and the six great general litanies. 1868 T. G. Montgomerie in Proc. Royal Geogr. Soc. 15 July 154 The Tibetans..made use of the rosary and prayer-wheel. 1893 Earl of Dunmore Pamirs I. 105 There was a Buddhist prayer-wheel being turned by water-power, and reeling off prayers at so many per hour. 1946 E. Diehl Bookbinding (1980) i. i. 11 The Buddhist prayer wheel contains a roll written with the lines running along its length, and the roll has to be unrolled sidewise in order to be read. 1964 Times 19 Nov. 16/3 The bicycle wheel will gradually conquer the prayer wheel, but what about Chinese relations with Tibetans? 1996 J. Brown Hong Kong & Macau: Rough Guide (ed. 3) 148 This temple is packed with people coming here to pray for good luck, which they help along by turning the bronze prayer wheel in front of the altar clockwise. †2. In Brittany: a wheel set with bells and fastened to the ceiling of a church, formerly used for divination; cf. praying wheel n. (b) at praying n. Compounds 2. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ society > faith > artefacts > furniture > other furniture > [noun] > prayer-wheel praying wheel1854 prayer wheel1897 1897 Daily News 26 July 5/1 Even now in Brittany a kind of prayer-wheels are kept in churches and set spinning by the devout. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1788
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