A Tibetan Mani-wall, near Leh in the Himalayas, terminated by two relic towers or chorlens. These stone structures are a compilation of intricately carved stone tablets, most with the inscription "Om Mani Padme Hum" which loosely translates to "Hail to the jewel in the lotus" and should be passed or circumvented from the left side, the clockwise direction in which the earth and the universe revolve, according to Buddhist doctrine. After a 19th century photograph

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A Tibetan Mani-wall, near Leh in the Himalayas, terminated by two relic towers or chorlens. These stone structures are a compilation of intricately carved stone tablets, most with the inscription "Om Mani Padme Hum" which loosely translates to "Hail to the jewel in the lotus" and should be passed or circumvented from the left side, the clockwise direction in which the earth and the universe revolve, according to Buddhist doctrine. After a 19th century photograph. From Customs of The World, published

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