Glass Mala Onyx Imitation 108

Glass Mala Onyx Imitation 108 8mm beads. High quality red wire. Handmade in Nepal.

When you pick up a Buddhist mala, you immediately notice how good it feels in your hands. The same is true of prayer beads from any religious tradition. Firstly, there is the comforting feel of the beads themselves, which only increases as they become softer or darker with use. Then there’s what they symbolise – the tangible connection to an age-old tradition. Run a strand of prayer beads through your hands and you’re tapping into an ancient practice. Yours are just the latest set of fingers to touch such beads, and others will lift them later, after you’ve gone.

The Buddhist mala is used to help focus awareness and concentration during spiritual practice. Long malas, as opposed to shorter wrist malas, have 108 beads. The ridge or head bead is called the guru bead or sumeru. In Tibetan Buddhism, one mala constitutes 100 recitations of a mantra. There are 8 additional recitations made to ensure proper concentration.

Onyx is known for its powerful energy and dark beauty. It is said to increase ambition and confidence and protects against negative emotions and illness. Onyx is known to have a powerful positive effect in diminishing the negative potential of excessive electromagnetic energy. It banishes pain and promotes self-control and as well as balancing the body’s energies, this mala promotes healthy bodies and increased stamina. It is used for protection, strength, good luck, vigour and health.

Onyx refers primarily to the parallel banded variety of the chalcedony, silicate mineral. Agate and onyx are both layered varieties of chalcedony that differ only in the shape of the bands: agate has curved bands and onyx has parallel bands. The colours of their bands range from black to almost any colour. Usually, specimens of onyx contain bands of black and/or white. Onyx, as a descriptive term, has also been applied to parallel-banded varieties of alabaster, marble, obsidian and opal, and misleadingly to materials with contorted bands, such as “Cave Onyx” and “Mexican Onyx”.

Looking after your suitcase:

• Please do not wash your mala or wear it while bathing or sleeping, as this may weaken the mala’s thread.
• To clean your mala: gently wipe the beads with a damp cloth and place in moonlight or sunlight to dry.
• When not in use, store your suitcase in a Mala Bag.