A KORA OF KORAS

Footnotes
1 Fierce Compassion or wrathful compassion is representative of the nature of
Padmasambhava, his teaching and his actions.
2 “The concept of the prayer wheel is a physical manifestation of the phrase "turning the
wheel of Dharma," which describes the Path the Buddha taught. “Should there be any man or
woman who is illiterate and unable to read the sutra, they should then set up the prayer wheel
to help those who are illiterate to chant the sutra, and the effect is the same as reading the
sutra” . . . “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.” - Wikipedia
3 Om Mani Padme Hum (Om the Jewel in the Lotus)
Across Northern India, Nepal and Tibet, you’ll often see this beloved mantra etched in stone.
Different schools of Buddhism offer a different interpretation of this mantra. One of my
favorites is that in the flowing, ever-changing world of the lotus - Padme, a symbol of beauty that
is rooted in the mud and blooms above the waters, is the never-changing mane or radiant
wisdom of Reality.