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About BUDDHIST prayer beads.?
What is the difference between Tibetan prayer beads and Mala beads?
Are all buddhist prayer beads mala beads?
And I see on some of the necklaces at the bottom there is a bunch of strings hanging off the bottom of it (Kind of like a graduation tassel) & then there is some that have like a little strung together symbol…
Do they both have the same meaning?
And what do you wear them for, is it protection?
And is it ohkay to wear them if your not a buddhist?
I’ve always been fascinated by buddhism but I dont practice it or worship buddha; so would it be disrespectful to buddhists to wear them?
Or will harm come to me for wearing them?
wtf lmao i aint talking about anal beads VVV
I’d like to say, first, that I admire your conscientiousness and desire to treat religious objects with due respect. It shows respect for humanity and their various beliefs, an open-mindedness and a lack of rigidity.
Yes, Buddhists beads are malas and are even called “malas” by the Tibetan monks. Only Westerners who are not Buddhists call them “prayer beads”.
The beads are just beads. They have no power or mystical qualities to them, and it does not matter what you do … or don’t do … with them. Feel free to wear them as ornamentation. But understand that those who see you wearing them, who understand what malas are, will think you are a Buddhist too. It’s like wearing a cross … people will assume you are a Christian (except that the cross is an object of reverence while malas are not).
To a Buddhist, a mala is a tool for the Practice. They wear them to say their mantra. They don’t say prayers. They say mantras … which are concepts (words and accompanying visualizations) that are imprinted into our unconscious mind through repetition. If you change your unconscious, you end up changing yourself. And Buddhism is all about inner change.
Buddhists wear beads, and will often quietly “finger” them (silently saying the mantra) when they are sitting around and waiting for …. the doctor to see them, the flight personnel announcing it is time to board the airplane, while riding the bus, etc. This is the only reason for wearing them. The practice of Buddhism is something that is done 24/7, because that is the only way we can create change inner change. Malas are a portable and relatively inconspicuous “tool” that can be taken with us anywhere and used any time.
Buddhists do not worship Buddha. Buddha was a man who found a way to achieve enlightenment … he is the teacher and the role model, but not a god. Buddhists do not worship god(s). It is true that Buddhists make offerings to statues of the Buddha … but these offerings are understood to be an action of setting the imprint of generosity into our hearts and minds … not an action of appealing to a higher power. Because in the teachings of Buddhism, it is clearly stated that the only way to enlightenment is through our own efforts and nothing outside of us can do it for us, the matter of whether or not there is God or gods is not relevant.
As for the tassel of the beads, what else do you do when you string beads onto a cord? You have to do something with the ends, so they were originally tied off and allowed to unwind over time (into a tassel). Some malas have different beads threaded on the string here and there. These are called “counter beads”, as some particular rituals want you to say the mantra a certain number of times before moving on to the next “step” in the ritual.
My teacher (see below) has never said anything about the beads being a form of protection, or developing a “charge” over time with usage .. and that’s in 11 years of weekly classes.
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