Silent Mani stones in Tibet
![Mani stone piles can be seen every where in Tibet in mountain-passes and on river banks, which refers to the stones engraved with the six-syllable prayer word "om mani padme hum". "Mani" stands for the six-syllable prayer "om mani padme hum", which is the origin of "Mani stone". [China Tibet Online]](http://pic02.tibet.cn/wcmdata/webpic/W0201407/W020140709/W020140709517250152072.jpg "Mani stone piles can be seen every where in Tibet in mountain-passes and on river banks, which refers to the stones engraved with the six-syllable prayer word \"om mani padme hum\". \"Mani\" stands for the six-syllable prayer \"om mani padme hum\", which is the origin of \"Mani stone\". [China Tibet Online]")
Mani stone piles can be seen every where in Tibet in mountain-passes and on river banks, which refers to the stones engraved with the six-syllable prayer word "om mani padme hum". "Mani" stands for the six-syllable prayer "om mani padme hum", which is the origin of "Mani stone". [Photo/China Tibet Online]
![Mani stone is a sacrificial element of both Bonism and Buddhism popular among Tibetans. It combines religion and folk art, and is an extension of nature worship and a recreation of megalithic culture. Mani stones piles can be used as road signs, sacrifice to holy spirits, and tokens of worship and prayer, among which the later two meanings are still popular in Tibet and Tibetan inhabited areas. [Photo/China Tibet Online]](http://pic02.tibet.cn/wcmdata/webpic/W0201407/W020140709/W020140709517250159011.jpg "Mani stone is a sacrificial element of both Bonism and Buddhism popular among Tibetans. It combines religion and folk art, and is an extension of nature worship and a recreation of megalithic culture. Mani stones piles can be used as road signs, sacrifice to holy spirits, and tokens of worship and prayer, among which the later two meanings are still popular in Tibet and Tibetan inhabited areas. [Photo/China Tibet Online]")
Mani stone is a sacrificial element of both Bonism and Buddhism popular among Tibetans. It combines religion and folk art, and is an extension of nature worship and a recreation of megalithic culture. Mani stones piles can be used as road signs, sacrifice to holy spirits, and tokens of worship and prayer, among which the later two meanings are still popular in Tibet and Tibetan inhabited areas. [Photo/China Tibet Online]
![Photo shows mani stones on the bank of Lake Namtso. Tibetans often describe one's loyal heart as firm as the invariant carvings on stones, which can be traced in the heroic stories of King Gesar where his foot-print and his horse's foot-print left in places of historical interest are revered by Tibetans. [China Tibet Online]](http://pic02.tibet.cn/wcmdata/webpic/W0201407/W020140709/W020140709517250157051.jpg "Photo shows mani stones on the bank of Lake Namtso. Tibetans often describe one's loyal heart as firm as the invariant carvings on stones, which can be traced in the heroic stories of King Gesar where his foot-print and his horse's foot-print left in places of historical interest are revered by Tibetans. [China Tibet Online]")
Photo shows mani stones on the bank of Lake Namtso. Tibetans often describe one's loyal heart as firm as the invariant carvings on stones, which can be traced in the heroic stories of King Gesar where his foot-print and his horse's foot-print left in places of historical interest are revered by Tibetans. [Photo/China Tibet Online]
![Mani stone is a sacrificial element of both Bonism and Buddhism popular among Tibetans. It combines religion and folk art, and is an extension of nature worship and a recreation of megalithic culture. [Photo/China Tibet Online]](http://pic02.tibet.cn/wcmdata/webpic/W0201407/W020140709/W020140709517250154641.jpg "Mani stone is a sacrificial element of both Bonism and Buddhism popular among Tibetans. It combines religion and folk art, and is an extension of nature worship and a recreation of megalithic culture. [Photo/China Tibet Online]")
Mani stone is a sacrificial element of both Bonism and Buddhism popular among Tibetans. It combines religion and folk art, and is an extension of nature worship and a recreation of megalithic culture. [Photo/China Tibet Online]
![Photo showsmani stones carved with religious scriptures. [Photo/China Tibet Online]](http://pic02.tibet.cn/wcmdata/webpic/W0201407/W020140709/W020140709517250315193.jpg "Photo showsmani stones carved with religious scriptures. [Photo/China Tibet Online]")
Photo showsmani stones carved with religious scriptures. [Photo/China Tibet Online]
![Mani stone is a sacrificial element of both Bonism and Buddhism popular among Tibetans. It combines religion and folk art, and is an extension of nature worship and a recreation of megalithic culture. [Photo/China Tibet Online]](http://pic02.tibet.cn/wcmdata/webpic/W0201407/W020140709/W020140709517250315880.jpg "Mani stone is a sacrificial element of both Bonism and Buddhism popular among Tibetans. It combines religion and folk art, and is an extension of nature worship and a recreation of megalithic culture. [Photo/China Tibet Online]")
Mani stone is a sacrificial element of both Bonism and Buddhism popular among Tibetans. It combines religion and folk art, and is an extension of nature worship and a recreation of megalithic culture. [Photo/China Tibet Online]
![Mani stone is a sacrificial element of both Bonism and Buddhism popular among Tibetans. It combines religion and folk art, and is an extension of nature worship and a recreation of megalithic culture. [China Tibet Online]](http://pic02.tibet.cn/wcmdata/webpic/W0201407/W020140709/W020140709517250310651.jpg "Mani stone is a sacrificial element of both Bonism and Buddhism popular among Tibetans. It combines religion and folk art, and is an extension of nature worship and a recreation of megalithic culture. [China Tibet Online]")
Mani stone is a sacrificial element of both Bonism and Buddhism popular among Tibetans. It combines religion and folk art, and is an extension of nature worship and a recreation of megalithic culture. [Photo/China Tibet Online]
![Mani stone is a sacrificial element of both Bonism and Buddhism popular among Tibetans. It combines religion and folk art, and is an extension of nature worship and a recreation of megalithic culture. [China Tibet Online]](http://pic02.tibet.cn/wcmdata/webpic/W0201407/W020140709/W020140709517250315753.jpg "Mani stone is a sacrificial element of both Bonism and Buddhism popular among Tibetans. It combines religion and folk art, and is an extension of nature worship and a recreation of megalithic culture. [China Tibet Online]")
Mani stone is a sacrificial element of both Bonism and Buddhism popular among Tibetans. It combines religion and folk art, and is an extension of nature worship and a recreation of megalithic culture. [Photo/China Tibet Online]
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