[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Physical](https://indike.org/pramana/inp) › [Artefacts](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact) › [Victoria and Albert Museum, London](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam) › Mantra # Mantra Rolled up mantras, handwritten or printed prayers on paper, are always included in the bases of religious images prior to their consecration. Mantras in Tibet are believed to be capable of evoking the presence of the deity to whom they are directed. Mantra written on paper. - **Kind:** artefact - **Date:** 1700–1900 CE --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.is-17a-1966](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.is-17a-1966) · Pramāṇa