Mala features 108 bodhi seeds and 3 Dzi bead spacers.  These modern Dzi beads are made of water buffalo bone in Kathmandu, Nepal.  Beads are strung on tough cotton cord with a simple black tassel.  A durable, traditional and functional mala.

Bodhi seed beads can be used for counting all types of mantras as well as other prayers.  These dark-speckled seed beads have special meaning for all seekers of divine wisdom.  "Bodhi" in Sanskrit means enlightenment; as an "enlightened" seed, many practitioners use these malas for their essence and inherent teachings within each seed.

Size: Bodhi beads are 11mm and dZi beads are about 3/4 inch long.  40 inch circumference.

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