This is not an animated object, but rather I've set it spinning with a create rotate command. Below you can see a row of them rotating at different speeds. This is achieved by using different numbers in the command, eg: "create rotate 30" will turn ten times faster than "create rotate 3." I have used a variety of numbers to create a more realistic appearance.
The ends are textured from a scan of a small hand held prayer wheel and the mantra on the barrel comes from a website of digital prayer wheels. It represents the mantra om mani padme hum. Due to the nature of animated gifs the detail on this picture doesn't give a full idea of the elegance of the object. A slightly better jpg is linked from the gif (click above picture) but please visit Subrosa to have a look at the item directly. Price is $5.
Tibetan Buddhists believe that saying the mantra (prayer) Om Mani Padme Hum, invites the blessings of Chenrezig, the embodiment of compassion.
They also believe you can produce the same effect by spinning the written form of the mantra around in a prayer wheel (called "Mani wheels" by the Tibetans). The effect is said to be multiplied when more copies of the mantra are included, and spinning the Mani wheels faster increases the benefit as well.
His Holiness, the Dalai Lama, has said that having the mantra on your computer works the same as a traditional Mani wheel. As the digital image spins around on your hard drive, it sends the peaceful prayer of compassion to all directions and purifies the area.
Therefor, setting these spinning in your world will multiply the effect with each visitor who views the wheel.
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