CUSTOM DESIGN 10-12MM LARGER BODHI SEED & WOOD TIBETAN BUDDHIST WRIST MALA USA

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CUSTOM DESIGN 10-12MM LARGE BODHI SEED & WOOD TIBETAN BUDDHIST WRIST MALA USA
unique blessed 21 bead Tibetan Buddhist-style Bodhi Seed mala
sized for a larger wrist
Bodhi tree seed has become very hard to find in Nepal & this is driving the prices up..and up...and up!!!
this is a custom design, made with seeds imported from Nepal
Bodhi seed is thought to be especially blessed for ritual use as it was under a Bodhi tree that the Buddha attained enlightenment 2500 years ago
Because the Bodhi seeds are natural, they vary from around 10 to 12mm in width & 8 - 10mm in height
the Buddha achieved enlightenment while sitting under a Bodhi Seed tree!!
Bodhi seeds number the traditional 108, plus 3 beautiful 15mm sky blue wooden beads
the hand tied good luck knot matches the guru bead, which is around 15mm
variability in size and color is to be expected with natural seeds
For more information about the Bodhi Tree and why it is sacred to Buddhists, please see below
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THE BODHI TREE
At the western side of the Mahabodhi temple in Bodhgaya, stands a large and historic Pipal Tree
ficus religiosa
, known throughout history as the Bodhi Tree, under which
Shakyamuni Buddha
, then known as Gautama, attained Enlightnment some 2500 years ago.
Gautama, had been practicing austerities for six years in the area of the Niranjana river near Bodhgaya. Finally understanding that this could not lead to realization, he abandoned his austerities and in the nearby village of Senani (now also known as Sujata) the Brahmin girl
Sujata
offered him milk rice. Strengthened by this, he took some kusha grass for a mat and sat under the Pipal Tree facing east. He resolved not to rise until he attained Enlightenment.
As he sat in deep meditation,
Mara
, Lord of Illusion, symbolizing the delusions of one's own mind tried tirelessly to distract him from his purpose. Gautama then touched the earth, calling it to bear witness to the countless lifetimes of virtue that led him to this place of Enlightenment. The earth shook confirming the truth of his words. Mara unleashed his army of demons to distract and tempt him from his purpose, but Gautama triumphed over the inner obstacles and the power of his compassion transformed the demons' weapons into flowers. His mind was utterly subdued.
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