The original name of Marnyi Stone is "Marnyi Stone". This is based on the eight-character mantra of the Third Tathagata's mantra "Om. Mazhi Moyasaled", taking the previous two words "Mazhi". "Mazhi Stone" is a traditional custom passed down from the ancient Shang-hung era. There are many customs and lifestyles of modern Tibetan compatriots, such as weddings and funerals, astronomy and calendars, medical literature, singing, dancing and painting, choosing a house and auspicious days when traveling, driving away disasters and evil spirits, divination and divination, etc., in a certain way. To some extent, it still follows the tradition of the ancient Yongzhong religion. Tibetan compatriots also have many unique ways of praying: such as turning around the sacred mountain, worshiping the sacred lake, scattering wind horse flags, hanging colorful prayer flags, carving scriptures on stones, placing mani piles, doing divination, offering torma plates, butter flowers and even using prayer wheels. Tubes, etc., these are also the customs of the ancient Xiangxiong and Yongzhong religions.
"Mani" comes from the abbreviation of "Om Mani Padme Mo" in the Sanskrit Buddhist scripture "Six-Character Mantra Sutra", so A stone with "Mani" engraved on it is called "Mani stone"; "Mani stone" refers to a stone slab or processed stone with Tibetan scriptures, "six-character mantra" or animals engraved on it. Stone slabs or piles of stones with patterns, images of gods, Langjiu Wangdan patterns, etc. There are also piles of various small stones without any patterns carved on them. There are countless stone carvings "Manidui" in Tibetan areas.
Tibetans have special feelings for Buddhist culture. Men, women, old and young all regard doing Buddhist services as noble. On the vast grasslands and remote ravines, people worked hard and carved scriptures, various Buddha statues and auspicious patterns on ordinary stones, and decorated them with colors, turning ordinary stones into Mani stone. Devout Tibetan believers believe that as long as they consistently carve the six-character mantra that they recite day and night on the stones, the stones will have a supernatural spirituality and bring them good luck. With people's tireless carving, various Mani stones of different sizes gathered together to form Mani piles and Mani walls.