Buddhist Prayer Bracelet

<p>A never-ending Metta Prayer entwines this finely engraved bracelet. <br /> <br />The Pali word <span>metta</span> means loving kindness, an unconditional love and empathy that accepts all living things. Metta Bhavana is a meditation which encourages us to give metta to ourselves, so we may be more able to bestow it upon others. <br /> <br />The prayer has been finely engraved onto a hand finished sterling silver bracelet with unusual properties. The geometric form is known as a Mobius strip, after the German mathematician August Ferdinand Mobius (1790 - 1868). It represents the seeming paradox of a plane without end, or one of infinite length. <br /> <br /><b>Text reads:</b> <br /> <br /><span> May all beings be peaceful.<br /> May all beings be happy.<br /> May all beings be safe.<br /> May all beings awaken to the light of their true nature.<br /> May all beings be free.</span> </p>

Exclusive to the British Museum, a silver bangle inscribed with a Buddhist Metta Prayer.

The Pali word metta means ‘loving kindness’; an unconditional love and empathy that encompasses all living things. Metta Bhavana is a meditation which encourages us to give metta to ourselves, so that we may be better able to bestow it upon others.

The shape of the bracelet is known as a Möbius Strip, after the German mathematician August Ferdinand Möbius (1790-1868). It represents the seeming paradox of a plane with no end, and as such has become accepted as the symbol for infinity.

The inscribed text reads:

May all beings be peaceful.
May all beings be happy.
May all beings be safe.
May all beings awaken to the light of their true nature.
May all beings be free.

A beautiful gift which reminds us of our duties to ourselves and others.