A Nenju (prayer beads) made of 108 beads is the oldest and most traditional style all of the Nenju. The Nenju that we started to use from B.C was also having many beads and forming the loop like this. The number ‘108’ has very special meaning in Buddhism. It is said to express number of our worldly desires and also express existence of deities in Buddhism. In Japan, there are different style Nenju depending on the 8 sects in Buddhism, and they have each artistic beauty.
This is a Rinzai School prayer beads for women made from rose Lignum Vitae and aventurine.
This Lignum Vitae nenju has mysterious and impressive green that the tree is originally naturally green.
Lignum Vitae is called “wood of Life” in Southeast Asia and is also said that it’s a special medicine to heal disease when people put it on their body. It’s known as “green Phoenix”, Ryokuhou in Japanese and is also said Yusouboku that the meaning of healing wood. It’s popular as an amulet for health and longevity among Japanese people.
These Lignum Vitae beads are made in Omihachiman, Shiga prefecture that is famous for processing wood balls. The plain finishing way that does not artificial gloss processing indicates that this material is very good quality. You will definitely like this nenju because it becomes very shiny and brownish color when polished with your skin oil.
We hope that the design of this nenju makes you feel comfortable and satisfied your prayers.
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