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How To Hold And Care For Buddhist Malas by Richard Conard
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How To Hold And Care For Buddhist Malas |
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Mala is a Sanskrit word that means heavenly garland and in Tibetan mala is called threngwa. Buddhist mala is used to keep a track when a person is reciting, chanting or mentally doing mantra meditations or the name or other known names of a god. Mala beads can be compared to other types of prayer beads that are used in other religions which is why they are sometimes referred to as the Buddhist Rosary. The main objective of using beads mala is to help in focusing one’s awareness and concentration when they are doing any spiritual practice.
Mantra meditations are spiritual prayers or syllables that are meant to be repeated a number of times. In Tibetan Buddhism, a single mala has 100 mantra recitations; there are 8 more additional recitations that are done so as to ensure one has proper concentration. The male is held with the left hand and one starts doing the recitations beginning with the guru bead and moves clockwise around the mala. People who practice Tibetan Buddhism normally use 108 counting beads together with a special, formal, three-holed last bead known as the Buddha or guru bead. The 108 beads usually have marker beads that can either be counted or skipped but they typically divide the beads mala into quadrants that constitute a sum f 108counting beads.
Your mala beads must be held with respect and gentleness using the left hand and you need to count one bead for each recitation of the mantra; you should always start with the first bead following the Buddha bead that is almost always the larger and more decorative one at the end of the mala. The first bead should be held between the thumb and the index finger and after each recitation of a mantra you should move the thumb to pull the next bead in place over your index finger. When you finish a complete circuit of the mala and have come back to the Buddha bead again, you flip your mala and reverse the direction and continue again in the reverse order. There are many people who believe that it is wrong to cross over the Buddha bead as a sign of respect to their spiritual teachers.
Generally, mala beads are scared objects that are believed to be fully charged with divine energy and, as such, they should be treated with a lot of care and reverence. Those who manufacture Buddhist malas also produce mala bags in a bid to ensure that the mala beads are protected carefully. There are different of mala bags in terms of color and fabric and what you choose is a matter of personal taste. Just like you do with all kinds of sacred objects such as books or any other spiritual instrument, mala beads must be kept off the ground. If by back luck your beads mala fall on the ground, touch it to the crown of your head and recite a sacred mantra three times.
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