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    Pilgrim holding a Mala (prayer beads). Malas are used for keeping count while reciting, chanting, or mentally repeating a mantra. by: cleverson Views[2740] Pilgrim performing a Mandala Offering Ritual at the doors of the Jokhang Temple in Lhasa. by: cleverson Views[551] Pilgrim with hands together in the 'lotus bud' Mudra (the base of the palm and the fingertips together, and thumbs slightly tucked in) during the prostration ritual at the door’s of the Jokhang Palace, Lhasa. by: cleverson Views[1005] A pilgrim spinning a Mani wheel, or the hand prayer wheel. According to the lineage texts on prayer wheels, prayer wheels are used to accumulate wisdom and merit (good karma) and to purify negativities (bad karma). by: cleverson Views[369] Pilgrim couple taking a break while doing the Kora around the Jokhang Temple, Lhasa. According to the Buddhist tradition, Kora is the act of walking circumambulation around a temple, stupa, or other sacred site and it is always performed in a clock-wise direction. by: cleverson Views[404]
     


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