Mala, traditional Tibetan Buddhist prayer beads. 108 labradorite beads, 925 silver. Prayers and meditation

Mala made to order, count 7 to 10 days of preparation after purchase.

Some details, after agreement of the customer, can change, we work continuously in contact on photos and videos. Sending after final agreement of the customer.

As a gemologist graduated from the National Institute of Gemmology in Paris, all our stones and materials are appraised and certified. As Malakara, we make all of our malas ourselves, scrupulously respecting tradition.

108 high quality labradorite beads from Madagascar. Dimension of each pearl: 8mm in diameter

Central bead in Charoite from Siberia Dimension: 20mm in diameter

Pendant in 925 silver Buddhist Stupa finish. Turquoise "sleeping beauty" from Arizona. Agate called "nan hong" (southern red) from Yunnan province

Pendant size: 56mm long by 11mm wide by 9mm thick

Pendant, Taoist protection amulet, "ghost hunt" bell in the shape of Taotie 925 silver copper Turquoise from Arizona agate "nan hong"

Size 35/25/12 mm Weight about 16 grams

In the Taoist tradition, the ringing of the bell will prevent bad luck and the evil eye.

Dorje/ vajra and bell/ drilbou of the Tibetan vajrayana in silver 925 and copper (description below)

Mala length: 54cm

Unisex adult men and women not suitable for children.

DORJE AND DRILBO

Every Buddhist practitioner in Tibet and every celebrant of a ritual possesses three objects to which Tibetans attribute deep and detailed symbolism. These are the vajra, the bell and the mala.

The mala, trengwa, in Tibetan is the rosary of the Buddhist, the object which the monk (even the lay practitioner) almost never separates, holding it in the hand or wrapped around the wrist. The mala is first of all a utilitarian object: it serves as a tactile support for the recitation of mantras, at the same time as it is used to count them if one has set oneself to repeat a defined number. The mala is made up of 108 strung beads, which justifies its name, since it simply means "garland" (of beads). The different components each have a precise symbolic meaning: The large pearl (or Buddha's head) which closes the loop represents the knowledge of emptiness. The little cone on top of it is the mark of emptiness itself.

VAJRA/DORJE

The Vajra, in Dorje Tibetan. It is arguably the most important symbol of Tibetan Buddhism. The term means "diamond" and denotes the indestructible nature of mind itself, enlightenment, which is both imperishable and indivisible. The small scepter seems to be, originally, the diamond thunderbolt of the god Indra, it is a mark of royalty and power.

1° the five upper points represent the five wisdoms, five facets of the diamond which is the awakened spirit: mirror-like wisdom, which means that the awakened spirit, just like a perfectly polished mirror, clearly reflects all things, possesses the ability to know everything, without any confusion. the wisdom of equality, which recognizes that all the phenomena of samsara (my ordinary world) and nirvana (the pure fields or paradises of the Buddhas) are of an equal nature in the sense that they are of a single essence : emptiness the wisdom of distinction, which denotes that the enlightened mind perceives not only the emptiness of all phenomena (which the wisdom of equality does) but also, in unconfused simultaneity, all phenomena such as let them manifest; fulfilling wisdom, which enables Buddhas to create pure fields and emanations working for the benefit of sentient beings; the wisdom of universal space, which indicates that all phenomena, beyond any concept and any duality, dwell in the pure knowledge of the spirit.

2° Together with the five wisdoms, these five upper points symbolize the Five Victors or five principal Male Buddhas on a mystical level. The lower five points symbolize the Five Female Buddhas.

3° The mouths of makara (sea monster) from which the points emerge denote the liberation from the cycle of existences.

4° The upper eight petals represent the eight male bodhisattvas, in other words eight great bodhisattvas dwelling in celestial domains.

5° The eight lower petals are the eight female bodhisattvas.

6° The round part in the middle designates emptiness.

DRILBOU

The bell, in Tibetan drilbou. It generally symbolizes emptiness (emptiness does not mean that nothing exists, but that phenomena do not exist as we perceive them due to the veil of ignorance that covers our minds).

1° Its hollow part represents emptiness and its beating the "sound" of emptiness (i.e. its dynamics potentially containing manifestation)

2° The eight-petalled lotus symbolizes the eight female bodhisattvas, associated with the idea of ​​emptiness like all female divinities.

3° The vase contains the nectar of accomplishments.

4° The face on the handle is that of the female deity Prajnaparamitam symbol of the knowledge of emptiness.

5° The vajra contains its own symbolism as seen above.