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19c Chinese coral & ivory BUDDHIST ROSARY mala browse these categories for related items... Directory: Antiques:Regional Art:Asian:Indian Subcontinent:Himalayas: Pre 1900: Item # 788568
Dmitry Levit Asian Art 127 Paradise Road Swampscott, MA 01907 781-842-3363 Guest Book $300 |
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| 19th century Chinese-Tibetan mala - Buddhist rosary consisting of 108 pink salmon coral prayer beads and 4 ivory ones that serve as spacers dividing the prayer beads into groups of 27 each. The coral is real one, not the Chinese dyed fossil. Traditionally Buddhist rosary of 108 even-sized beads is used for mantra recitation. The thread represents the continuity of the buddhadharma piercing the 108 worldly passions. The mantras are recited to accomplish the four karmas or enlightened activities of pacifying, enriching, magnetizing, and destroying. On completion of a full cycle of 108 mantras recitations, the mala is turned around and the next mantra cycle is counted in reversed order along the beads. The mala appears to be restrung recently, but the beads themselves are old, with wonderful warm patina from handling, both on ivory and coral. Length when stretched is 11 inches, total length 22 inches, ivory beads diameter is 10 mm, coral beads diameter is 6 mm. | ||
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