Banded Kokutan Ebony & Banded Honey Amber Juzu Prayer beads

Banded Kokutan Ebony & Banded Honey Amber Japanese Traditional Juzu Buddhist Prayer beads

Characteristics of the product

Material : Banded Kokutan Ebony & Banded Honey Amber, Silk cord
Diameter : about 90mm (not stretch)
Main bead : about 11×16mm
Head bead : about 18mm

Handmade in Kyoto, JAPAN

About the wood

Black Banded ebony wood, originating from Sulawesi (formerly Celebes) in central Indonesia, this timber is one of the rarest and most expensive timbers available worldwide. It is characterized by a distinctly striped wood pattern, with a fairly light-colored strip running roughly on dark brown or black ground. The scarcity is doubled by the fact that trees do not grow greatly.

This is a one-handed prayer beads. It can be used by practitioners of any Buddhist school.

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.

Maintenance

Take off when you shower and before going to bed. The material is sensitive to chemicals and excessive sweat. We recommend you to take it off when doing sports and cleaning. Wipe with soft fabric.

※ The color may differ from the actual one depending on the coloration condition of the monitor.