108 Bead Mala - Jade

A mala of 108 jade beads in soft green. Jade has been the stone of harmony, wisdom and good fortune in the East for thousands of years, so a jade mala is the one people choose for a mantra of balance, or as a gift for a new home or a new job.

A mala is the string of 108 beads used in Hindu and Buddhist practice to count a mantra, a practice called japa. The traditional way is to hold it in the right hand, draped over the middle finger, and move from one bead to the next with the thumb, avoiding the index finger, which in that tradition stands for the ego.

The beads are about 6 to 8mm and the strand runs 60 to 80cm, so it can be worn long as a necklace or wrapped three or four times at the wrist between sessions. Each mala is imported direct from Ahmedabad, and because the beads are natural stone, size and length vary slightly from strand to strand.

Beads approximately 0.6 to 0.8cm; length 60 to 80cm. Weighs 54g. From India.