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Why do Buddhist wear beads?

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16y ago
Updated: 8/17/2019

There is no requirement for Buddhists to wear beads.

Some Buddhists use beads in a similar way way as Catholics use rosaries to keep track of the number of repetitions of mantras that they have said. Many buddhists use prayer beads (or malas) as a means of counting mantras, the chanting of the name Buddha, or the names of important Boddhisvattas -- which is often done in meditation. Today beads are mostly worn as an emblem of belief and dedication to Buddhism.

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