Prayer Wheel Fund

	Simply touching a prayer wheel brings great purification of negative karma. Turning a prayer wheel containing 100 million OM MANI PADME HUM mantras accumulates the same merit as reciting that many mantras. Anyone with a disease such as AIDS or cancer can use the prayer wheel for healing. For example, sick people could come to centers with prayer wheels for several hours every day to turn the wheel and do visualizations.
–Lama Zopa Rinpoche

Large prayer wheel at Land of Medicine Buddha, California, USA.

The origin of prayer wheels is lost in time. According to legend, the Buddha Dipamkara gave the practice to beings called nagas; then the great Indian pandit Nagarjuna was instructed by Chenrezig himself to go to the naga realm and bring a prayer wheel into the world of humans. For centuries, the practice of prayer wheels has been among the most cherished by Tibetan Buddhists and it continues today. Whether being turned by Tibetans at sacred sites, tourists in Nepal, or by children in Western Dharma centers, the prayer wheel continues to transform minds and offer its blessing of compassion.

Prayer wheels range in size from mere inches to many feet. They all contain the mantra of the Buddha of Compassion, OM MANI PADME HUM, printed many millions or billions of times on paper or microfilm. As the wheel is turned, the energy of the prayers inside are spread to the universe. Lama Zopa Rinpoche has commented that even the presence of a prayer wheel creates peace and harmony in that area.

One of Lama Zopa Rinpoche's heart projects is building prayer wheels and other holy objects. Rinpoche has already inspired the construction of many large prayer wheels around the world, including those at Kopan Monastery in Nepal, Chenrezig Institute in Australia, Land of Medicine Buddha in the USA, and Osel Ling in Spain. In addition, Rinpoche has inspired many students to build small prayer wheels and make them available to the general public.

In order to increase compassion and healing in the world, Lama Zopa Rinpoche wants to build 100,000 large prayer wheels. The inconceivable merit of building a prayer wheel is not limited to the person who physically builds it; those who support the project financially, materially, or through prayer receive equal benefit! Help us make Rinpoche's vision for universal compassion a reality!

Latest News!

Lama Zopa Rinpoche and the Prayer Wheel Fund have offered $6000 to build the new prayer wheel at Root Institute. Root Institute is located in the holy city of Bodh Gaya, India, where the Buddha attained enlightenment. Rinpoche has also offered over $9000 to fill the giant prayer wheel at Land of Medicine Buddha in California, USA with billions of mantras and prayers!

Contribute to the Prayer Wheel Fund

For more information on the Prayer Wheel Fund, please contact Ven. Holly Ansett.

The Foundation Store makes small prayer wheels available to students for individual use. Read a short teaching from Lama Zopa Rinpoche on the benefits of prayer wheels!

The Prayer Wheel Fund is a project of FPMT Inc. All donations made to the fund are tax-deductible within the United States in accordance with IRS Code article 501(C)(3).