Buddhist prayer 108 beads of Garnet and Jadeite

Story of product:

Buddhist prayer beads or malas are a traditional tool used to count the number of times a mantra is recited, breaths while meditating, counting prostrations, or the repetitions of a Buddha’s name.

The number 108 is considered sacred by the many religions, such as Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism. 108 is a multiple of 9, a number of eternity. Islamic people believe that 108 is the number of God. Hindus people believe that there are 108 deities, each deity has 108 names, etc…

In Tibetan Buddhism, they believe that the average number of breaths per day is 21,600. 10800 is the energy of Sun and same for Moon. So 108 is a sacred number for people who practice Zen or recite mantra.

Garnet is a kind of semi gemstone which has attractive and unique crimson colour of a ripe plums.

In the history of mineralogy, Garnet is considered to be the oldest stone that has known because the scientists found one garnet bracelet in Egypt which is 5000 years old. This kind of gemstone is very famous and popular in Europe and Asia when used to make the accessories or to put the bullets in the military in order to strengthen the damage in the years of 18th and 19th century.