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2. Japamala - Wikipedia

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   One source even mentions a mala with 1080 beads. [3] Many malas will have a 109th bead which is variously called the guru bead, mother bead (Japanese: boju), parent bead, Buddha bead, Sumeru bead, or bindu bead. It is often larger, more elaborate, or of a distinctive material or colour. [4] [2] Some malas also have a secondary larger or more ...

3. Prayer beads - Wikipedia

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   In Tibetan Buddhism malas are also 108 beads: one mala counts as 100 mantras, and the eight extra are meant to be dedicated to all sentient beings (the practice as a whole is dedicated at its end as well). In Tibetan Buddhism, often larger malas are used; for example, malas of 111 beads. When counting, they calculate one mala as 100 mantras and ...

4. Ziziphus budhensis - Wikipedia

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   These are highly valued with a mala of 108 beads costing up to 80 thousand Nepalese Rupees. However the price of the mala varies according to the diameter and the face of the seed. Smaller the diameter bulkier is the price. Similarly mala with one face is most expensive followed by five faced, four faced, three faced, 2 faced and so on.

5. Rudraksha - Wikipedia

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   Rudraksha is a Sanskrit compound word consisting of "Rudra"(Sanskrit: रुद्र) referring to Shiva and "akṣa "(Sanskrit: अक्ष) meaning "eye". [5] [a] [6] Sanskrit dictionaries translate akṣa (Sanskrit: अक्ष) as eyes, [7] as do many prominent Hindus such as Sivaya Subramuniyaswami and Kamal Narayan Seetha; accordingly, rudraksha may be interpreted as meaning "Eye of ...

6. Akshamalika Upanishad - Wikipedia

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   The akshamala denotes a string made up of beads where each bead represents the 50 letters of the alphabet, a (अ) to ksha (क्ष), hence it is known as Akshamalika Upanishad. [3] Alternate names for rosaries, states Ernst Leumann, that appear in Jaina and Hindu texts are akshamala , akshamalika , akshasutra , rudrashamala , carcakamala and ...

7. Dzi bead - Wikipedia

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   The bead is considered to provide positive spiritual benefits to the wearer. These beads are generally prized as protective amulets and are sometimes grounded and used in traditional Tibetan medicine. Beads subjected to this process shows small "dig marks" where a portion of the bead would have been scraped or ground away to be used in medicine.

8. Malas - Wikipedia

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   Malas may refer to: Malas language , a dialect of the Papuan Manep language Mala (caste) , an ethnic group from the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Karnataka

9. Shell jewelry - Wikipedia

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   Shell jewelry for sale on a beach in Vietnam, 1990 Necklaces made in Rarotonga, Cook Islands A Stone Age burial in Brittany dating from 5000-7000 BC shows the skeletons of two women who were buried wearing necklaces made of numerous shells of the sea snail Trivia. Shell jewelry is jewelry that is primarily made from seashells, the shells of ...