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Jens Nordlunde · 8th March 2019, 04:20 PM

The Japamala or Mala is a praying string of beans used by the Hindus, Buddhiists, the Jains and some of the Sikhs.
Mostly there are 108 beans but other numbers can also be seen. The number of 108 is important as it can be devided with 9, and 9 is an important number.
For the rest of the explanation you can Google:-).

8th March 2019, 04:20 PM	#41
Jens Nordlunde Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Europe Posts: 2,713	The Japamala or Mala is a praying string of beans used by the Hindus, Buddhiists, the Jains and some of the Sikhs. Mostly there are 108 beans but other numbers can also be seen. The number of 108 is important as it can be devided with 9, and 9 is an important number. For the rest of the explanation you can Google:-).