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For many Buddhists, the prayer wheel also represents the Wheel of the Law set in motion by the Buddha. Tibetan texts also say that the practice was taught by the Indian Buddhist masters Tilopa and Naropa as well as the Tibetan masters Marpa and Milarepa. Prayer wheels are used primarily by the Buddhists of Tibet and Nepal, where hand-held prayer wheels are carried by pilgrims and other devotees and turned during devotional activities. Prayer wheels here are made of Wood, metal and has been painted beautifully in different colours. Prayer wheels come in many sizes: they may be small and attached to a stick, and spun around by hand and set up at monasteries or temples; or very large and continuously spun by a water mill. Prayer wheels at monasteries and temples are located at the gates of t
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