Description

108 Crystal Stone Prayer Bead Mala is used in conventional Buddhist tradition represent the mortal desires of humanity. A solid whose components are arranged in a highly ordered microscopic structure to form an all-pervasive crystal lattice is referred to as a crystal or crystalline solid.

The Mokugenji Sutra, in which Shakyamuni Buddha gave King Virudhaka instructions on how to create these beads and recite the Three Jewels of Buddhism, is credited with giving the number.