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 Posted: Mon Oct 25, 2004 7:35 pm
Malas... those are prayer beads right?
Okay, then okay would you use them?
They seem preety interesting... I also might try using them if I find out how to ofcoarse.
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Posted: Tue Oct 26, 2004 1:46 am
They're basically a counting tool, I think.
You chant the name of the Buddha you have chosen (e.g. Ohm Mane Padme Hun, or Ah Hum Vajra Guru Padme Hun) 108 times, using the beads as a guide.
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Posted: Tue Oct 26, 2004 7:32 am
Zoutout They're basically a counting tool, I think. You chant the name of the Buddha you have chosen (e.g. Ohm Mane Padme Hun, or Ah Hum Vajra Guru Padme Hun) 108 times, using the beads as a guide. Some of them even smell nice - ones made of sandalwood release a very pleasant odor when passed around in the fingers while counting.
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Posted: Tue Oct 26, 2004 7:26 pm
Zoutout They're basically a counting tool, I think. You chant the name of the Buddha you have chosen (e.g. Ohm Mane Padme Hun, or Ah Hum Vajra Guru Padme Hun) 108 times, using the beads as a guide. Hmm... sounds interesting i think I will pick one up. I will try to find the sandal one that you're talking about ^
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Posted: Wed Oct 27, 2004 1:43 am
Sandalwood is what my friend uses, and it seems like a good idea. At the moment mine seem to smell like dead skin (yuck)
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Posted: Fri Oct 29, 2004 3:17 pm
Zoutout They're basically a counting tool, I think. You chant the name of the Buddha you have chosen (e.g. Ohm Mane Padme Hun, or Ah Hum Vajra Guru Padme Hun) 108 times, using the beads as a guide. Hey Zoot, I know what Ohm Mane Padme Hom means, but I've never heard Aum Vajra Guru Padme Hom. Mind giving a rough english translation?
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Posted: Sat Oct 30, 2004 4:38 am
I found out I was mistaken: It's Om Ah Hum Vajra Guru Padma Siddhi Hum, which is the mantra of Padmasambhava - the mantra representing all the Buddhas, masters, and realised beings.
You're suppossed to focus on absolutely nothing.
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Posted: Mon Nov 01, 2004 1:28 pm
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Posted: Wed Nov 10, 2004 1:02 pm
I ended up getting a new monastic length (full 108 beads) mala of Rosewood beads yesterday from a Eastern Religion store near my school. I had originally gone there to get one in the first place, but by the time I ended up buying the one I got I had the added reason that the three Dharma bracelets I had made with the kit I discovered were fake, plastic beads. No surprise there, I guess thats what $20 gets you these days. The mala I got is pretty simple, which I don't mind, it doesn't have seperators or any kind of decoration except the tassel on the head bead (the head bead being the same size as all the others, which is the only thing I don't like about it). The one I really wanted was a lot nicer with alabaster seperators, a marker at the halfway point and a couple other decorations, but it was $55, which was a bit out of my price range, so I guess I'll just have to save up for it.
Anyway, thought I'd revitalise the thread a bit, so here goes. When I was looking at malas, the employee that I was talking too said that malas generally didn't have seperators, except for Tibetan malas that are seperated into quarters. Anyone have more information on this? Do the different sects have different styles of prayer beads they use? (for example is a Therevadan Mala different than a Pure Land one, in terms of use or lack thereof of seperators, decorations, specific beads used, etc)
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Posted: Mon Dec 20, 2004 8:50 pm
I own a mala made from Yak bone. It was imported from Nepal where it was made by a lama. The bone pieces are set with copper rings and red/turquoise stones. I also acquired a sandalwood mala by donating to the Hunger Site.
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Posted: Tue Dec 21, 2004 2:10 am
Merlin the White Does anyone here use a Mala (prayer beads)? I got a kit a couple days ago to make three 27 bead wrist malas, I finished one over the weekend, and I've been wearing it around using it in between classes (at my school, this sort of thing isn't really as out of place as it would be in some). I was thinking we might turn this thread into a collection of prayers that are good for use with prayer beads. I used to own two malas. One lotus seed one and one jade one. Both were stolen. I do not know how but I do know that it was during P.E. lesson. Does anyone know of an international store that sells Buddhism malas, prayer wheels etc. that exists in many countries? (if you can't pay over internet)
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