Iyunks (car) - Iyunks

Japanese: イユンクス(車) - いゆんくす
Iyunks (car) - Iyunks

...As for things related to the heavens and the sun, a tradition still found in Europe today for the summer solstice is to light bonfires and create flaming rings, which are thrown into the air or rolled down hills, which JG Fraser says signifies purification. The Greek magic wheel Iynx was known as a tool for bringing out the magical powers of the wheel, but circular or cylindrical wheels that are spun to actively summon spiritual and magical powers are also found in Brittany, France. The most well-known of these in the East is the prayer wheel used in northern India and Tibet.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "yuncus (car)" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…天体や太陽とかかわるものは,現在でもヨーロッパ全般に残されている夏至の慣習で,かがり火をたいて火炎の輪をつくり,空中に投げたり,坂から転がしたりするが,これはJ.G.フレーザーによれば,浄化を意味するものである。 車の呪力的効果を引き出す道具としては,ギリシアの魔法の輪イユンクスが知られていたが,より積極的に霊的・呪力的な力を招くために回転させる円形または円筒形のものがフランスのブルターニュ地方にもみられる。東洋では最もよく知られているものに,北インドやチベットで使われている祈禱輪胴がある。…

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