Prayer Beads Necklace _artisan--novica-artisan-5625 Ishpingo Wood

Ishpingo Wood

Featuring three drawers to keep personal treasures organized

2 cm 31" / 78

This symbol is known as nyame biribi wo soro

Handmade in & fairly traded fro Indonesia

Prayer Beads Necklace _artisan--novica-artisan-5625 Ishpingo WoodA stunning string of hematite, gems of intuition and strength, is used to create this beautiful jap mala. Also known as prayer beads or rosary, it consists of 108 malas or beads, sometimes 109, which are flicked with the thumb during jap or meditation. That way the person may concentrate fully on repeating mantras. In Buddhism, the 108 beads represent the human passions, while in Hinduism their symbolism is more complex. The number may refer to the