File number: 07NEP-3155

In the Everest Area of Nepal: These 4 Tibetan “Om Mani Padme Hum” repetitions invoke compassion. Om Mani Padme Hum means “Hail to the jewel in the lotus”. Mani stones are stone plates, rocks and/or pebbles inscribed, usually with mantra or shtamangala, as a form of prayer in Tibetan Buddhism. Out of respect, people should walk to the left or clockwise around Mani Walls. Mani stones are placed in mounds or cairns along roadsides and rivers as an offering to spirits of place (or genius loci).