Sandalwood Prayer Beads

Sandalwood, with its soothing scent, is a popular material for Buddhist malas. In Buddhism, sandalwood is connected to Amitabha Buddda. Sandalwood is part of the padma, Lotus, group. The scent of sandalwood helps practitioners stay alert during meditation. Sandalwood is also believed to transform the practitioner's desires. Here are some different styles of sandalwood prayer beads.

108 Beads Sandalwood Prayer Beads- This mala has 108 prayer beads, plus two sets of six counting beads on the tassel.



Sandalwood Wrist Mala- This mala has 19 beads and the cord is elastic. This mala is comfortable to wear as jewelry too.

Why the Bodhi Seed

We have had so many people ask us where Bodhi Seed Prayer Beads got its name. This is because the Bodhi Seed is one of the most popular materials for Tibetan Prayer Beads. Prayer Beads exist in almost every major religion, but in Buddhism the bodhi seed is so popular, because Shakyamuni found enlightenment underneath the Bodhi tree.

The story of Shakyamuni (aka Siddhartha) is that he was a prince, and although he had so much happiness in his own life, he looked around him and saw so much suffering. Shakyamuni wanted to find the cause of this suffering, and so he spent the next few years wandering around trying to find this cause. One day he was sitting underneath a Bodhi tree, meditating, and all of the sudden it hit him. He was then enlightened, and spent the rest of his life trying to help alleviate the causes of suffering. So now, Buddhists love to meditate using Bodhi seeds in honor of Shakyamuni. Here are some images of Bodhi seed prayer beads.

This turquoise and bodhi seed mala has 108 beads, plus one guru bead. There are also three turquoise divider beads to help you keep track during meditation.



This small bodhi seed mala is the most popular mala we sell.

Bodhi Seed Prayer Beads

Bodhi Seed Prayer Beads is a great place to find Buddhist malas in lots of different styles. Some of the types of mala beads are lotus seed prayer beads (shown above), the ever-popular bodhi seed prayer beads, semi-precious gemstone prayer beads like amethyst and turquoise, and so many more. It is important to us to have a wide range of different types of prayer beads, because there are so many styles out there to choose from. I've also been working on the sections for the glossary section, the things we think people are interested in is the healing aspects of the different types of materials used for prayer beads. Another section we put in are some of the different mantras (Tibetan Buddhist) that you an say while using your prayer beads. I personally enjoy chanting Hindu mantras as well, and we may add those in later on. The most common Tibetan Buddhist mantra is "Om Mani Padme Hum." After years of studying the mantra, I think we have put together a good description of what this mantra means. The literal meaning is 'hail to the jewel in the lotus.' But it's actually a lot about changing yourself, growing within yourself, etc. For more info on the mantra, here is a link to the glossary page.