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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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   The seeds are used as beads to make malas (rosaries), known as Bodhichitta malas, [2] Buddha chitta mala, or Bodhi seed malas, used in Tibetan Buddhist worship. 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.

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. Mala - Wikipedia

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   Chera dynasty or Mala, South India; Cyclone Mala, a cyclonic storm that killed 22 people in Burma in 2006; Japamala, also known as mala, a loop of prayer beads commonly used in several Indian religions; Mala (caste) or Mala community, from Andhra Pradesh; Mala (river), a small tributary of the Danube in Romania

7. Jewellery - Wikipedia

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   Numerous cultures store wedding dowries in the form of jewellery or make jewellery as a means to store or display coins. Alternatively, jewellery has been used as a currency or trade good to buy and sell. [6] an example being the use of slave beads. [7]