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The Buddhist praying-wheel

a collection of material bearing upon the symbolism of the wheel and circular movements in custom and religious ritual

Also known as 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

  • First published:
  • 19th century
  • Languages: English, French
  • Content type: Primary source
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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. R. I., M. R. A. S., F. R. G. S., Hon. Associate R. I. B. A., etc. London, 1896. Macmillan and Co., Ltd. Github . Custom Design 1: CC BY-SA 4.0 See more information and license details . Custom Design 2: CC BY-SA 4.0 See more information and license details .

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Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Ancient religions, animism, and ritual, Mythology, folklore, and sacred legends, and Ritual magic and grimoires.

  • Ritual magic and grimoires

    Controlled discovery queries from internet-archive matched “Magic”. Retained metadata contains “Magic” in the subject metadata.

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  • Mythology, folklore, and sacred legends

    Retained metadata contains “Mythology” in the subject metadata.

    • “Mythology”· in subject
  • Ancient religions, animism, and ritual

    Controlled discovery queries from internet-archive and openlibrary-historical matched “Rites and ceremonies”. Retained metadata contains “Rites and ceremonies” in the subject metadata.

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1896-01-01T00:00:00Z—English, French—Public digitized item

a collection of material bearing upon the symbolism of the wheel and circular movements in custom and religious ritual

Internet Archive unrestricted pre-1900 PDF scan

1896London : Macmillan and Co., ltd.; New York : Macmillan Co.; London ; New York : Macmillan; London, Macmillan and Co., ltd.; New York, Macmillan Co.; MacmillanEnglish—Public

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  • Contributing institution: Cornell University Library
  • Contributing institution: Internet Archive
  • Contributing institution: Princeton Theological Seminary Library
  • Contributing institution: Smithsonian Libraries and Archives
  • Digitization sponsor: MSN
  • Digitization sponsor: Smithsonian Libraries
  • Discovery required Internet Archive search metadata to report a PDF format; the exact direct-file URL is added only after the item's file listing confirms an unrestricted PDF filename.
  • Open Library reports 6 editions; this snapshot catalogs one representative edition and preserves work-level ISBN, date, and publisher aggregates.
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