The Buddhist Praying-Wheel. A Collection of Material Bearing upon the Symbolism of the Wheel and Circular Movements in Custom and Religious Ritual by William Simpson
$150.00
The Buddhist Praying-Wheel. A Collection of Material Bearing upon the Symbolism of the Wheel and Circular Movements in Custom and Religious Ritual by William Simpson, published in 1896. Sections Include: Among the Lamas, The Precious Wheel, The Wheel in Indian Buddhism, The Wheel in the Brahmanic System, The Solar Origin, The Swastika, The Zoroastrian System, Japan, Egypt, The Wheel as Amulet, The God of the Wheel, The Wheel and Thunder, etc. etc. Hardcover with gilt lettering and a blindstamped design of a Buddhist prayer wheel on cover. Very light shelfwear to corners and ends.
