mala, traditional Buddhist rosary, 108 Laoshan sandalwood pearls, collection quality, rare. Burmese amber, Amazonite

The mala, trengwa, in Tibetan is the buddhist's rosary, the object from which the monk (or even the lay practitioner) almost never separates, holding it in his hand or wrapped around the wrist.
The mala is first of all a utilitarian onjet: it serves as a tactile support for the recitation of mantras, at the same time as it is used to count them if one has set to repeat a defined number.
The mala is composed of 108 strung pearls, which justifies its name, since it simply means "garland" (of pearls). The different components each contain a symbolic meaning specify: The large pearl (or Buddha's head) that closes the loop represents the knowledge of emptiness. The small cone that surmounts it is the mark of emptiness itself.

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As a gemologist graduated from the National Institute of Gemmology of Paris, all our stones are appraised and certified.

As a Malakara, we make all our malas ourselves while scrupulously respecting tradition.

Sliding knot in finish like all our malas, object of practice, as shown in this video as an example.
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We assemble our malas on a traditional cord, a braid of 5 threads of the 5 colors of the 5 meditation Buddhas.

108 pearls of sandalwood of high quality called Laoshan, sandalwood collection become rare.
Indian sandalwood (S. album) is now very rare and therefore very expensive. Sandalwood from the Mysore region of South India is considered the best quality available. New plantations have been set up with the help of the international community in Tamil Nadu.
It is distinguished from other sandalwood by its characteristic fragrance persisting over time, and the quality of its wood.
Diameter of each pearl of 6mm.
Total mala length: 33cm

Amazonite of Lake Baikal, Siberia in counterperles.

Burmese amber,
Burmese amber, also called burmite, is the fossil resin extracted from the Hukawng Valley deposit in northern Burma, a large Mesozoic-Cenozoic sedimentary basin located on the Burma Terrane, which was part of Gondwana (an ancient supercontinent that began to fracture about 160 million years ago).
This amber dates back about 99 million years, from the Cenomanian (Upper Cretaceous). Known and exploited for making jewelry since the first century AD.

Burmese amber is secreted by conifers, probably with a tree, the araucaria.
However, it could also have been produced by pine trees.

Amber itself is mostly disc-shaped and flattened, usually reddish-brown, with shades of color that range from yellow to red. The opacity of amber is variable.