Tendai 24cm Striped Rosewood Agate Juzu Prayer beads

Tendai Juzu Japanese Striped Rosewood Shitan＆Red Agate Prayer beads

Material : Striped Rosewood, Red Agate, Silk cord (not stretch)
Length : about 24cm
Head bead : about 14mm
Main beads : about 10mm

Handmade in Kyoto, JAPAN

【About Striped Rosewood】
This piece is made from striped rosewood, characterized by its beautiful grain and dense, substantial texture.
It features a dark brown color with distinctive deep purple stripes. The deep-colored agate accents the piece, giving it an elegant impression. With use, it will develop a beautiful sheen, and you can enjoy the changes in its texture and color over time.

【About Red Agate】
Red Agate is a gemstone that has a meaning and properties of strengthening your will. It used when you have a dream or a goal to achieve. From ancient times, this beautiful red is known as a symbol of "a heart" and it has been considered as a sacred thing. It has been worn as an amulet, It protects your heart from danger.

This Prayer beads is Tendai's one. Tendai is a school of Mahayana Buddhism in Japan, a descendant of the Chinese Tiantai or Lotus Sutra school. A center of Japanese Tendai "Enryaku-ji temple" is on Mount Hiei, Northern Kyoto. It's also famous as UNESCO World Heritage Site.

In Japan, Buddhists have Prayer beads (Juzu, Nenju). Kyoto is famous as a producing center of Prayer beads.

Prayer beads are a traditional tool used to count the number of times a mantra is recited, breaths while meditating, counting prostrations, or the repetitions of a buddha's name.

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