user120: Can anyone post a video of what a "bhamakāro" from ancient India would be doing? If not, can anyone explain very clearly what we are talking about in terms of the tool that would have been used, the process, and what the person would have been doing?
Pali:

Seyyathāpi bhikkhave dakkho bhamakāro vā bhamakārantevāsī vā dīghaṃ vā
añchanto dīghaṃ añchāmīti pajānāti, rassaṃ vā añchanto rassaṃ
añchāmīti pajānāti, evameva kho bhikkhave bhikkhu dīghaṃ vā assasanto
dīghaṃ assasāmīti pajānāti. Dīghaṃ vā passasanto dīghaṃ passasāmīti
pajānāti.

Translation of MN 10 from Thanissaro Bhikkhu:

Just as a skilled turner or his apprentice, when making a long turn,
discerns, 'I am making a long turn,' or when making a short turn
discerns, 'I am making a short turn'; in the same way the monk, when
breathing in long, discerns, 'I am breathing in long'; or breathing
out long, he discerns, 'I am breathing out long'

Translation of MN 10 from Sujato:

It’s like a deft carpenter or carpenter’s apprentice. When making a
deep cut they know: ‘I’m making a deep cut,’ and when making a shallow
cut they know: ‘I’m making a shallow cut.’ ...


user471: Please see the YouTube video "Easy Wood Turning Lathe Projects" to understand what modern wood turning is about, and what a modern lathe looks like.
I also found an interesting YouTube video entitled "Ancient Lathe Machine Found in Hampi, India - Lost Technology Discovered?" which shows how a lathe may have been used in ancient India.
On the same YouTube channel, there's another video on this same topic - "Hoysaleswara Temple, India - Built with Ancient Machining Technology?"
It's possible that it was used not just to carve wood, but also stones, according to these videos.

user21029: Ajahn Sona has a useful video pertaining to Breath meditation here . At 15:00 you can see a lathe worker performing his chore and Ajahn Sona relates how it pertains to Breath meditation.

120: <p>Can anyone post a video of what a &quot;bhamakāro&quot; from ancient India would be doing? If not, can anyone explain very clearly what we are talking about in terms of the tool that would have been used, the process, and what the person would have been doing?</p>
<p>Pali:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>Seyyathāpi bhikkhave dakkho <strong>bhamakāro</strong> vā bhamakārantevāsī vā dīghaṃ vā
añchanto dīghaṃ añchāmīti pajānāti, rassaṃ vā añchanto rassaṃ
añchāmīti pajānāti, evameva kho bhikkhave bhikkhu dīghaṃ vā assasanto
dīghaṃ assasāmīti pajānāti. Dīghaṃ vā passasanto dīghaṃ passasāmīti
pajānāti.</p>
</blockquote>
<p>Translation of <a href="https://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/mn/mn.010.than.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">MN 10</a> from Thanissaro Bhikkhu:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>Just as a skilled <strong>turner</strong> or his apprentice, when making a long turn,
discerns, 'I am making a long turn,' or when making a short turn
discerns, 'I am making a short turn'; in the same way the monk, when
breathing in long, discerns, 'I am breathing in long'; or breathing
out long, he discerns, 'I am breathing out long'</p>
</blockquote>
<p>Translation of <a href="https://suttacentral.net/mn10/en/sujato" rel="nofollow noreferrer">MN 10</a> from Sujato:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>It’s like a deft <strong>carpenter</strong> or carpenter’s apprentice. When making a
deep cut they know: ‘I’m making a deep cut,’ and when making a shallow
cut they know: ‘I’m making a shallow cut.’ ...</p>
</blockquote>
 471: <p>Please see the YouTube video &quot;<a href="https://youtu.be/FkJkD88b8MU?t=200" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Easy Wood Turning Lathe Projects</a>&quot; to understand what modern wood turning is about, and what a modern lathe looks like.</p>
<p>I also found an interesting YouTube video entitled &quot;<a href="https://youtu.be/4P18F6LrIVo" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Ancient Lathe Machine Found in Hampi, India - Lost Technology Discovered?</a>&quot; which shows how a lathe may have been used in ancient India.</p>
<p>On the same YouTube channel, there's another video on this same topic - &quot;<a href="https://youtu.be/qPn0NsZDtkk" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Hoysaleswara Temple, India - Built with Ancient Machining Technology?</a>&quot;</p>
<p>It's possible that it was used not just to carve wood, but also stones, according to these videos.</p>
 21029: <p>Ajahn Sona has a useful video pertaining to Breath meditation <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQyBKDKP59A" rel="nofollow noreferrer">here</a> . At 15:00 you can see a lathe worker performing his chore and Ajahn Sona relates how it pertains to Breath meditation.</p>
