Hello Everyone, We’re Moving to an Amazing New Space! So We’re Having a Moving Sale! Checkout our Store HERE. After two and a half years in a small rented shop space, The Prayer Wheel Shop has finally secured a larger long-term woodshop and studio space in Portland, Oregon! As anyone familiar with Portland knows, it’s not easy
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What is Buddhist Microfilm Anyway????
What is Buddhist Microfilm Anyway? So, maybe your buddhist friend brought their new prayer wheel over and mentioned something about “millions of mantras” on something called “microfilm”. Or maybe you have a prayer wheel you bought at a buddhist event that’s supposedly filled with these “mantras on microfilm”. If you don’t really know exactly what it is inside
HE Garchen Rinpoche Teaching on the Nine Benefits of Mantra
THE NINE BENEFITS OF MANTRAS: AS TAUGHT BY H.E. GARCHEN RINPOCHE AT THE VAJRAKILAYA DRUBCHEN IN THE HOLY PLACE OF GARCHEN INSTITUTE NOVEMBER 2005 Mantras can be understood as: THE DEITY: Every mantra we recite emanates one deity. These deities then work for the benefit of beings. OFFERINGS: When the light
HE Garchen Rinpoche Teaching On Prayer Wheels
Below are excerpts from teachings our precious guru, HE Garchen Rinpoche, has given over the years on the practice of spinning prayer wheels. HE Garchen Rinpoche Guru Yoga Teachings 2009 at Garchen Institute: Benefits of Spinning the Prayer Wheel “There are some practitioners who have a strong aspiration to engage in practice and although they
About Our Prayer Wheels
Our Prayer Wheels are made individually using modern engineering techniques while still following traditional Tibetan Buddhist guidelines according to the guidance of our guru H.E. Garchen Rinpoche. We strive to make the highest quality prayer wheels in the world. Here is what we think sets them apart: Our Sustainable Practices: Following Buddhist Ethics to Reduce Our Environmental and
About Us
About Us – The Prayer Wheel Shop Hi! My name is Shea Whitsett and i’m the owner and prayer wheel artist at The Prayer Wheel Shop. So, about us…..The Prayer Wheel Shop started in 2006 while I was living in Arizona at the Garchen Buddhist Institute. There I was studying Buddhism under the guidance of