Antique Bodhi Enlightenment Mala

• A true antique Bodhi Seed mala purchased directly by the DharmaShop team in Kathmandu.  Made with 108 of the smallest antique Bodhi beads we were able to find from this collection.
• Each bead is rich in detail with a beautiful, dark sheen as well as its own shape and texture.  The mala has been restrung in recent years on red cord with a yellow sliding knot.
• These 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.  Here you can see monks from nearby monasteries meditating with similar mala beads.

The Bodhi seeds originate from the Kavrepalanchok District, one of the only places in Nepal 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 37 inches around.  Beads are about 8-10mm with most around 10mm.  Guru bead is about 18mm.  Comes with a DharmaShop keepsake bag!

Antique Bodhi Seeds from Dharmashop.com on Vimeo.