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Belt sickness. Ch'an and Zen Buddhist rosary. 18 silver obsidian beads, nephrite jade. Cloisonne 925 silver lotus. Buddha

Belt sickness. Ch'an and Zen Buddhist rosary. 18 silver obsidian beads, nephrite jade. Cloisonne 925 silver lotus. Buddha

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Belt sickness. Ch'an and Zen Buddhist rosary.

18 silver obsidian beads, exceptional quality.

Diameter of 14mm for each pearl.

nephrite jade, known as polar jade.

Cloisonne 925 silver lotus.

Buddha in meditation on the finishing pearl, called Pearl of Guru. Buffalo bone.

If we know the malas of 108 pearls, we know less well, in the West, the malas of 18 pearls.

Why 18 beads? Each bead represents one of the 18 disciples, or arhats of Buddha Sakyamuni. Type of malas quite common in Ch'an Buddhism, the Chinese ancestor of Japanese Zen Buddhism.

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.

As a gemologist graduated from the National Institute of Gemmology in Paris, all our stones are appraised and certified.

As Malakara, we make all of our malas ourselves, scrupulously respecting tradition.

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