How many Tibetan Buddhist beads are there? Why 108 Buddha beads?

There are 108 beads of a single type, and the others are additional accessories and are not counted in this number. It is recommended that if it is used to chant the Buddha's beads, do not deserve to be too fancy, if it is simply used for jewelry, then it is casual.

Mine is 108 phoenix-eyed Bodhi.

There is no fixed number of beads, and the number of beads in each string symbolizes different meanings. For example, 1,080 pieces means that each of the ten worlds has one hundred and eight kinds of afflictions, and one thousand and eighty kinds of afflictions are combined. 108 grains indicate the verification of one hundred and eight samadhi, the elimination of one hundred and eight kinds of afflictions, so that the body and mind can reach a state of silence.

The 54 tablets represent the 54 levels of the bodhisattva's cultivation process, namely the ten beliefs, the ten dwellings, the ten elements, the ten dedications, the ten grounds, and the four good root causes. The 42 pieces represent the 42 levels of the bodhisattva's cultivation process, namely the ten dwellings, the ten elements, the ten dedications, the ten grounds, the equal enlightenment, and the wonderful enlightenment. There are also 27, 21, 14 and other beads of different numbers.

Buddha beads are used by Buddhists to recite counts, and are widely used among monks and laymen. This is called the rosary, which originated from the name of the Three Jewels of the Buddha, Dharma and Sangha, to eliminate the obstacles of troubles and retribution. It can usually be divided into three types: holding beads, wearing beads, and hanging beads.

The materials of the Buddha beads are numerous, and the Buddha beads made of the Seven Treasures are the most special and noble. Bodhi is the most well-known type of Buddhist beads.

Another meaning of the name of the Buddha bead is: Fu Zhu, that is, do not kill life. Regardless of whether you are a monk at home, the first precept in Buddhism is not to kill.

Each of us does not want to lose our lives, and we push ourselves and others, and the same is true for every living being. The so-called heaven has the virtue of a good life. Buddhism emphasizes this point and emphasizes that those who abstain from killing and nursing must have a long and healthy outcome.

When the Buddha beads are worn on the body or held in the hand, they are always reminding themselves to cherish their lives.

Buddha beads are generally spherical in shape, which means perfection, which means perfection. Each string of beads consists of three parts: a main bead, a number of other beads, and a string. The main beads represent the Buddha, the rope represents the Dharma, and a number of other beads represent the Sangha, and the Three Jewels of the Buddha, the Dharma, and the Sangha can all be contained in a string of Buddha beads.

Therefore, we should have a sense of respect for the Buddha beads, such as the holy face, and clean up the body and mind. The so-called: keep your mouth shut and don't commit any offense, don't annoy all sentient beings.

The meaning and symbolism of 108 is to express the meaning of fulfillment and eliminate troubles. In Taoism, a total of 36 Tiangang and 72 earthly evils, forming an endless world, and 108 is naturally an endless number of representatives, which is used more in architecture, such as the above-mentioned Beijing Temple of Heaven has 108 railings on the lowest floor, and there are 108 stone railings on each floor of the prayer hall.

Ningxia Qingtongxia City south of the Yellow River on the west bank of the large-scale tower group, composed of 108 bowl-covered pagodas, in the 17th volume of the Taisho Tibetan Buddhist scriptures Buddha said that the Mu Worm Sutra mentions that the person who wants to extinguish the afflictions and obstacles, when the Mu Worm is one hundred and eighteen, to always follow himself, which means to wear 108 wooden beads to eliminate the afflictions.

The moral and symbolic reasons of 108

In addition, there is a similar explanation, the Buddhist scriptures say that hearing the bell is a hundred times, the troubles are clear, the wisdom is long, and the Bodhi is born, because Buddhism believes that people have 108 kinds of troubles, and ringing this bell can get rid of people's troubles, so knocking 108 times to get rid of all the troubles.

In addition, since Buddhism was born with Brahmanism in many ways and entangled, the 108 that had special significance for Buddhism also had a special meaning in the development of Hinduism from Brahmanism, for example, the traditional chanting beads in Hinduism are also made of 108 beads, and Shiva, one of the three main gods of Hinduism.

It is the ancestor of Indian dance and has a supreme position in the history of Indian dance, so he is revered as the king of dance, and legend has it that he will dance 108 dances, and in Islam, 108 refers to Allah, so in summary, the number 108 is given good blessings, and with the protection of God, life will be smooth.

The beads are not necessarily 108, but the number of beads has its own meaning: 108 beads are 108 numbers of each of the ten dharma realms, and it also represents the simple 108 kinds of afflictions, or the merits of 108 Buddhas, or the 108 kinds of immeasurable samadhi, and so on; 54 grains represent the realm of self-cultivation; 42 grains, indicating the bodhisattva stages such as dwelling, traveling, direction, and ground; 27 grains, indicating the 27 sages of the sound; 21 grains, which represent the ten places of nature and self-cultivation and the Buddha fruit in Buddhism; 14 grains, indicating the 14 forbearances mentioned in the Nioh Sutra. The rest of the beads are equal in number.

1. The 108 Buddha beads should not be added with beads and Buddha heads. The saying of "Buddha head" is recorded in Buddhist scriptures, called "mother bead". There is no such saying in the Buddhist scriptures, and the practice of adding 3 or 2 beads is added by later generations.