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In Shinto and Buddhism in Japan, an ofuda (お札/御札, honorific form of fuda, ' slip [of paper], card, plate ') or gofu (護符) is a talisman made out of various materials such as paper, wood, cloth or metal.
Prayer wheels with the mantra "Om mani padme hum" in Ranjana script at Swayambhu, Kathmandu. The coin reads "Shree Shree Jaya Bhupatindra Malla Dev 816" (1696 AD) in Prachalit script. Letter in Nepal Bhasa and Nepal script dated 7 May 1924 sent from Lhasa to Kathmandu. Nepal script used on letterhead of Nepalese business house in Lhasa dated 1958.
Ema at Itsukushima Shrine. Ema (絵馬, lit. ' picture-horse ') are small wooden plaques, common to Japan, in which Shinto and Buddhist worshippers write prayers or wishes. Ema are left hanging up at the shrine, where the kami (spirits or gods) are believed to receive them.
The top roof supports thirteen such chaityas, where the centre chaitya carries three umbrellas. Four banners are hanging down from the top roof. At the end of the ribs of the roofs there are Bhodhisattva faces. [8] [2] On the right side of the temple there is a small tower with a roof similar to the roof of the temple itself. [8]
One of the hanging banners ironically states "Graffiti strictly forbidden". The later style of senjafuda are called kokan nosatsu and originated in the Edo period (1603–1868). During the beginning of the Edo period, shrine pilgrimages gained popularity, beginning the tradition known as senjamairi, meaning "a thousand shrine visits for good luck".
Prayer wheels in Mussoorie, India Prayer wheels at the Datsan Gunzechoinei Buddhist temple in St. Petersburg, Russia Pilgrim with prayer wheel, Tsurphu Monastery, 1993. A prayer wheel, or mani wheel, is a cylindrical wheel (Tibetan: འཁོར་ལོ།, Wylie: ' khor lo, Oirat: кюрдэ) for Buddhist recitation.
Therefore, prayer flags are thought to bring benefit to all. Faded prayer flags in the wind between the two peaks of the Peak of Victory over Leh, Ladakh, India. The Namgyal Tsemo Gompa can be seen on the peak. By hanging flags in high places the Lung ta will carry the blessings depicted on the flags to all beings. As wind passes over the ...
A German holy card from around 1910 depicting the crucifixion The earliest known woodcut, St Christopher, 1423, Buxheim, with hand-colouring Prayer card of the Holy Face of Jesus In the Christian tradition, holy cards or prayer cards are small, devotional pictures for the use of the faithful that usually depict a religious scene or a saint in ...