Virtual Prayer Wheels

Every time you access a page on Zaadz, you turn the wheel of compassion? In Tibetan Buddhism, the mantra Om Mani Pema Hung (Om Mani Padme Hum in Sanskrit), the most common of the Buddhist mantras, is said to invoke the energy of compassion and to convey the blessings of the Buddha of Compassion, Chenrezig.*

The mantra is not only frequently chanted or spoken, but also written tens of thousands of times onto scrolls which are placed in hollow tubes; upon those tubes are inscribed the tibetan or sanskrit characters for the same mantra, and when these prayer wheels are spun, tradition says they release the benefits of compassion for all.

The mantra doesn’t require belief or subscription to any gods or goddesses, just the wish for compassion for all beings.

Each time someone requests a page at Zaadz, our servers, like a prayer wheel, release the mantra.

To date, in the short time since I added this ‘easter egg’… Zaadz has sent out the prayer for compassion for all beings over 7 million times. Soon, the site will be sending out tens of millions of compassionate wishes per month.

*Incidentally, Tibetan Buddhists (and many others) consider His Holiness the Dalai Lama the reincarnation of Chenrezig, or Avalokiteshvara in the Indian Buddhist traditions.