How To Hold And Care For Buddhist Malas

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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 ones awareness and concentration when
they are doing any spiritual practice.
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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.
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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.
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Your mala beads or mala necklace 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.
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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.
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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.
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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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