04/20/2022
Did you know the making of the Mala meditation necklace is full of sacred meaning? From the process of unknotting yourself as you tie knots into the mala, to the chanting as you make your mala, to the number of beads used.
Let’s take a look at the number 108 and the significance this number has across cultures and religions.
The Sanskrit alphabet has 54 letters and each has a masculine and feminine form totalling 108.
In Japan, the belief is there are “108 earthly temptations a person must overcome in order to achieve nirvana”
In Buddhism there 108 feelings:
“6 senses (smell, touch, taste, sight, hearing, and consciousness)
X3 pleasant, painful, or neutral feelings
X2 internally or externally generated feelings
X3 past, present, or future feelings”
This is just to name a few. Check out the link below if you are interested to know more about the significance of the number 108.
Have a beautiful and blessed day 🙏🏼
The significance of the number 108 is open to interpretation. Here are some spiritual and scientific facts and meaning given to the number 108.