Filling the mani wheel—Step 1: Place the earth wheel inside the wheel, on the bot- tom facing up. The central shaft or “life-tree” of the prayer wheel passes through the circle at the center of the earth wheel. Similarly, attach the sky wheel inside to the top facing down with the central shaft passing through its center. [Earth and sky wheels prepared by Lama Zopa Rinpoche; see pp. 90-91.] » ye cmap en than ptr nhieu ashram sa Filling the mani wheel—Step 2: Bless the central shaft or “life-tree” of the prayer wheel by writing Om, Ah, and Hum on it and then writing the appropriate mantras beneath each of these syllables. These mantras can be written in Sanskrit, Tibetan (see page 92), or romanized script (see page 44). Also, they can be written on the cen- tral shaft or on paper and then wound on clockwise, facing out, as pictured here. 88 The Wheel of Great CompassionFilling the mani wheel—Step 3: Begin winding the pages of mani mantras into the prayer wheel. Following the method of the Fourth Panchen Lama, connect the side with the Om to the central shaft, with the mantras facing out, and then wind the mantras on clockwise until the prayer wheel is filled. At the end, one can wrap the mantras in cloth or paper of various colors as described in the commentaries. Prayer Wheel Construction 89wf Sandys Kaatyys) deatgys aatgys) daatyys) Ruatgys) deatgys heatyys Heatggs) Faatgys, Feakgys Featyyy deatgys deatgys etsy Featyys) Hectgys) Faatgys Feadgys Feat yy deatgys deetgys Featgysy test gys) Saatgys Hastyys Aeatyys deatgys deatgys daatgys deateys Featgys, arerngggasy Aeeayyiiyg amramgggaay Hacypyiygy senagagag) Rateryiyg] AE AreR RETA seeps) detpybyy gmempggyy, Retepyiyg ecnpagaay deeepyiyg] gmcerep ag srcerngggay, detypyiyg aacoraqygaay Hecupyiayg) sarerngggaay Hoeuryteygy ARCATA sewenggag) Feeqaiyg smenpagny deeyyiyg gcemgggaay Aatopyiygy gecegggagy we jeri Sart Gani Geri Gurii Geri dypery Sort Sania Seri Seria teria tesiry Spry Sarto Sarin Sig Gundy tute Myedey teandaa Sart Sarin Sarin Guniy Gunter Syetyy fanaa Seana yy Ferihegy Henge pete rena y yy Fees agitermeagegyy tuenenpteptiormguapsyyg, deapyeyeRaghqereegesysy yg Heanemstagiterermagg yy TeavenyReyttetsgusyepyy Feengnyetayhteereqnayeg yy Reepiatiowaayiyy Fes ptoiiegapyyg Feaspryeteyhteetgeapsgyy 3 RegySpeReseITIG | FRIAR GWE ghegaup dag Regs pees TIS RUA Regi egewmays Agus yeREsyERgETIGTS FHPRXGWeghagexm ayy SagyspeREsREIT IG RR Weghegenp dag Sys yeEET GR EITIGT SRUANERighegawntys FRgySpeREs peng EM TGeS BRIAR Wighegern ayy Reshpsetyg Hyetpsetyy Hytpsetgy kyeipantyy ysheetyy Fyetpeetyy Keteetyy Fyshpectyy Kyetpseayg, kystpsttgg dystgartgy Fyeteetyy, Restpeyy Kyshpectyy Ayetpetyg Fystpsttyg aystgsetgy Fystesetyy, Heteetyy Aesipesetyg Hetptyy Fyehp ayy Syetpseayy Kyetpsetyy