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| buddha | pearls | puschel | mala | ||||
| being, who purified his soul and sanctified his spirit by his own effort, reaching the full and boundless fullfilment of his potential: endless wisdom and limitless love. | revered as symbols of purity and perfection, wisdom and wealth. in mythology, pearls represent the beginning of an evolution, the mother cell. throughout the history of mankind they have been thought to hold magical and erotic powers. | ball-like tuft or tassel of wool or silk used as a centrepiece of a necklace. tassels are known in all cultures. in hinduism they represent wholeness, wealth and experience in love. | indian prayer beads, similar to catholic rosary. a mala is usually fashioned from natural products. buddhists tend to use bodhi pearls, since buddha was enlightened under a bodhi tree. a mala is usually made up of 108 individual pearls. | ||||