Prayer Wheel
Silver and jadeite
銀嵌寶石轉經筒
蒙古
傳蒙古或西藏十七至十八世紀手搖轉經筒，佛教徒祈願用法物。轉經筒係由傅大士所創的轉輪藏演變而來，明（1368～1644）清（1644～1911）以後流行於藏區。
銀質，圓柱形筒身，中貫以軸，下接握柄，可握在手中轉動。筒身以翡翠製成，可開闔，以手寫或板印佛教經咒紙條纏繞軸上。筒身中央鑲嵌紅寶石一圈，上下筒緣另飾綠松石，筒壁一側附鏈，鏈尾端繫一墜。
轉經筒最上端為寶石嵌成的蓮座，頂設花蕾式鈕。握柄分為上下兩節，上節為銀質，表面鏨刻葉紋；下節為翡翠製，素面無紋。全器用料珍貴，做工精緻。
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts, page 243.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Prayer Wheel." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts , vol. 18, 2016, pp. 243.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youji, Stefanie Pokorski, Mankuang, and Wen Fan. 2016. "Prayer Wheel" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts , 18:243.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youji, Pokorski, S., Mankuang, & Fan, W.. (2016). Prayer Wheel. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts (Vol. 18, pp. 243).
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