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Praying Hands (German: Betende Hände), also known as Study of the Hands of an Apostle (Studie zu den Händen eines Apostels), is a pen-and-ink drawing by the German printmaker, painter and theorist Albrecht Dürer. The work is today stored at the Albertina museum in Vienna, Austria.
A prayer wheel, or mani wheel, is a cylindrical wheel (Tibetan: འཁོར་ལོ།, Wylie: ' khor lo, Oirat: кюрдэ) for Buddhist recitation. The wheel is installed on a spindle made from metal, wood, stone, leather, or coarse cotton. Prayer wheels are common in Tibet and areas where Tibetan culture is predominant.
There are some variations: for example a person may first place the right hand in holy water. After moving the hand from one shoulder to the other, it may be returned to the top of the stomach. It may also be accompanied by the recitation of a prayer (e.g., the Jesus Prayer, or simply "Lord have mercy").
Orans, a loanword from Medieval Latin orans (Latin: [ˈoː.raːns]) translated as "one who is praying or pleading", also orant or orante, as well as lifting up holy hands, is a posture or bodily attitude of prayer, usually standing, with the elbows close to the sides of the body and with the hands outstretched sideways, palms up.
Some hadiths state the benefit of using the fingers of the right hand to count tasbīḥ following regular prayers. [3] The practice of using misbahahs most likely originated among Sufis and poor people. [2] Opposition to the practice is known from as late as the 15th century, when al-Suyuti wrote an apologia for it. [2]
The Angelus, depicting prayer at the sound of the bell (in the steeple on the horizon) ringing a canonical hour.. Oriental Orthodox Christians, such as Copts and Indians, use a breviary such as the Agpeya and Shehimo to pray the canonical hours seven times a day while facing in the eastward direction; church bells are tolled, especially in monasteries, to mark these seven fixed prayer times.
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The Hand illustration (for getting a HAND-le on the Word of God), now also known as the "WORD-hand" illustration; The "Prayer-Hand" illustration (five key ingredients of Prayer) The Big Dipper illustration (the seven distinctive elements of the Navigators as an organization)