• A true antique bodhi seed mala purchased directly by the DharmaShop team in Kathmandu.  Many of these special beads feature the phoenix eye motif!
• Made of 108 small, well used bodhi beads.  Each bead is rich in color with a beautiful sheen as well as its own shape and texture.  Mala has been restrung in recent years on red cord with a yellow knot and matching ties.
• These dark-speckled seed beads have special meaning for all seekers of divine wisdom.  "Bodhi" in Sanskrit means enlightenment; as an "enlightened" seed, many practitioners use these malas for their essence and inherent teachings within each seed.

This mala comes from our DharmaShop curated collection.  It was hand selected from an antique bodhi seed seller just outside of the Boudhanath temple.  The bodhi seeds originate from the Kavrepalanchok District, one of the only places in Nepal so far to produce bodhi seeds!  This seller and her family have been involved in the bodhi seed trade for generations.  Kavrepalanchok is also the hometown of the head of our DharmaShop Nepal team!

Mala measures approximately 38 inches around.  Beads are about 10mm.  Guru bead is about 16mm.  Comes with a DharmaShop keepsake bag!

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