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		Posted on Oct.10.2007 @ 01:53AM EDT by Bmarkusrow Hi I'm new to Zen Buddhism and look forward to my journey ahead. This question may seem ignorant if not irrelevant. However, I wanted to buy a wrist mala (and then buy 108 bead mala later) to cite my mantras and I was wondering how might I go about picking out a material and the mantras to go with that specific material?
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Reply from ______ Oct.10.2007 08:13AM EDT		It's a personal taste thing. If that's what you want there are plenty of websites you can visit that sell mala, prayer beads, rosaries. Or you could make a set from raw materials.
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Reply from nowornever Jan.07.2012 01:51PM EDT →Email nowornever		I use my 108 mala to do 108 bows to take away my lingering karma
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Reply from esoteric Jan.07.2012 06:52PM EDT		Quote: "I use my 108 mala to do 108 bows to take away my lingering karma " ......... Useless gestures.
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Reply from starduster Jan.09.2012 09:35AM EDT		I like to self-flaggelate with barbed wire. (Just kidding, I never did think that beating oneself was a good idea, when there are so many who are willing to do it for you.)
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