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[[Image:LadakhManiStones.jpg|thumb|right|Mani stones in [[Ladakh]], [[India]].]] |
[[Image:LadakhManiStones.jpg|thumb|right|Mani stones in [[Ladakh]], [[India]].]] |
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'''Mani stone''' are stone plates, rocks and/or pebbles inscribed |
'''Mani stone''' are stone plates, rocks and/or pebbles, inscribed with the six syllabled [[mantra]] of [[Avalokiteshvara]] ([[Om mani padme hum]], hence the name "Mani stone"), as a form of [[prayer]] in [[Tibetan Buddhism]]. The term Mani stone may also be used in a loose sense to refer to stones on which any mantra or devotional designs (such as [[ashtamangala]]) are inscribed. Mani stones are intentionally placed along the roadsides and rivers or placed together to form mounds or [[cairn]]s as an offering to spirits of place or ''[[genius loci]]''. Creating and carving mani stones as devotional or intentional [[process art]] is a traditional [[sadhana]] of piety to [[yidam]]. Mani stones are a form of devotional [[cintamani]]. |
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== See also == |
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* [[Om mani padme hum]] |
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==External links== |
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Revision as of 08:33, 11 June 2009
Mani stone are stone plates, rocks and/or pebbles, inscribed with the six syllabled mantra of Avalokiteshvara (Om mani padme hum, hence the name "Mani stone"), as a form of prayer in Tibetan Buddhism. The term Mani stone may also be used in a loose sense to refer to stones on which any mantra or devotional designs (such as ashtamangala) are inscribed. Mani stones are intentionally placed along the roadsides and rivers or placed together to form mounds or cairns as an offering to spirits of place or genius loci. Creating and carving mani stones as devotional or intentional process art is a traditional sadhana of piety to yidam. Mani stones are a form of devotional cintamani.
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