Prayer Ring - Kitourindo

Japanese: 祈禱輪胴 - きとうりんどう
Prayer Ring - Kitourindo

... The Greek magic wheel Iynx was known as a tool for bringing out the magical effects of the wheel, but circular or cylindrical wheels that are spun to actively invoke spiritual and magical powers are also found in Brittany, France. The most well-known in the Orient are the prayer wheels used in North India and Tibet. Inside are prayers written on paper, and small ones with silver handles are placed on a table or held in the hand and spun while reciting a short incantation. ...

*Some of the terminology explanations that refer to the "prayer ring body" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

… 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。中には紙に書かれた祈禱文が入っていて,小型のものは銀製の取っ手がつき,卓上に置いたり手に持ったりして,短い呪文とともに回転させる。…

※「祈禱輪胴」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

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