Mâlâ

See also: Mala

The Mala (Japa Mala or Mâlâ ) is a Buddhist chain or Hindu.

It accompanies the Buddhist practitioner at the time of his prayers, and is used to count the recitations of Mantra S. Between the grains of the mala, sometimes, are inserted four reference marks called chaturmaharaja, pearls larger or pendentive symbolic systems (Vajra or gantha). The mala can be out of wood, glass, semi-precious stones or bone.

The mâlâ - word meaning Garland - is a rosary used by the hindouists and the Buddhist for the recitation of the Mantra S. It is traditionally made up of 108 grains, wood seeds or pearls of various gasolines, out of wood of Santal for example. Some Secte S use mâlâ however comprising a lower number of grains.

The mâlâ is also a garland of flowers - concern, Jasmin - used for the ornament. When this one is placed on a divine representation, it has a character dévotionnel then. The manufacture of these mâlâ is the task of specialized craftsmen, the will mâlâkâra made up in Caste and controlling what is regarded as one of 64 Indian traditional arts. The word will mâlâkâra is a family name besides running to the Bengal for the craftsmen of this caste.

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the mala, its symbolic system, its use in practice of Bouddhsime Vajrayana and divination by Mala

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