SV: [Pali] Rosary-chant in Pali Buddhism

From: Gunnar Gällmo
Message: 9548
Date: 2005-12-07

--- thomaslaw03 <thomaslaw03@...> skrev:

> In the book, An Introduction to Buddhism, the author
> (Peter Harvey)
> states that rosaries are used in Southern Buddhism
> to count off
> repeated chants as a mantra

In Burma, I have seen for sale two kinds of rosaries:
one with 32 beads (supposably for "kesa loma
nakhaa..."), and one with 108; I don't know how this
longer one is mainly used.

I can't remember having seen rosaries in Ceylon or
Siam; I haven't visited Laos and Cambodia.

Gunnar

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