Men's Prayer Beads, Burmese Jade, Shaku-Nana Rinzai Style, Matching Set, 25-Momme Cut Tassel, Limited Edition

Large Jade Beads for the Rinzai Sect

We are pleased to offer these prayer beads featuring large Burmese jade beads. While jade is often associated with green or blue-green tones, the color can vary depending on the minerals present within the stone, ranging through red, orange, yellow, purple, white, and black. Prized for its rarity, jade has long been called the emerald of the East and used as a noble ornamental stone. In Japan it was fashioned into comma-shaped beads (magatama) as far back as the Jomon period and has long been beloved; because it resists breaking, it was also used as a material for stone tools. In China, jade has traditionally been considered the most valuable of all gemstones and treasured as a status symbol. The stone meaning of jade is health, and many people give these prayer beads as a wish for good health. Please enjoy this piece showcasing the beautiful natural patterning unique to Burmese jade. Available in a single limited piece.

Product Specifications

Item Number: Q640677010068
Oyadama (Parent Bead): Approx. 0.63 in (1.6 cm) – Burmese Jade
Shudama (Main Beads): Approx. 0.39 in (1.0 cm) – Burmese Jade
Tendama (Top Bead): Approx. 0.28 in (0.7 cm) – Burmese Jade
Finish: Shaku-Nana Size, Rinzai Sect Style, Matching Set, 25-Momme Cut Tassel, Limited Edition

The Rinzai sect's formal prayer beads traditionally have 108 beads. Few lay practitioners actually own the formal version, and prayer beads are not held during zazen meditation. The shape resembles Soto sect prayer beads, but this style has no connecting ring.