{"product_id":"antique-bhaktapur-bodhi-mala-2","title":"Antique Boudhanath Bodhi Mala","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThis true antique bodhi seed mala was purchased directly by the DharmaShop team in Kathmandu.  Antique bodhi beads of this quality are highly sought after.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMade of 108 small, well used bodhi beads.  Each bead is rich in detail with a beautiful sheen as well as its own shape and texture.  The mala has been restrung in recent years on traditional yellow cord with yellow and red tassels that allow for adjustability.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThese speckled seed beads have special meaning for all seekers of divine wisdom.  \"Bodhi\" in Sanskrit means enlightenment; as an \"enlightened\" seed, many practitioners use these malas for their essence and inherent teachings within each seed.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cul data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOn their trip to Nepal in October 2019, DharmaShop owners, Christy and Sander Cohen were walking a kora around the Boudhanath stupa when they saw an individual seller with a variety of bodhi seed malas.  As they began talking with the seller, monks from the nearby monastery came by and they discussed the beautiful quality of the beads.  We were able to find the same seller and source a handful of truly incredible antique bodhi seed malas from him once again!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMala measures approximately 38.5 inches around.  Beads are 10-11mm.  Guru bead is about 16mm.  \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eComes with a DharmaShop keepsake bag!\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/374465068\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" allowfullscreen=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/374465068\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/374465068\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAntique Bodhi Seeds\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efrom\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/user38295701\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/user38295701\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDharmashop.com\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eon\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eVimeo\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DharmaShop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51913721020711,"sku":"ML838","price":1100.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1002\/4468\/5095\/files\/mala-beads-antique-boudhanath-bodhi-mala-ml838-28271453044782.jpg?v=1787504061","url":"https:\/\/dharmashopx.shop\/products\/antique-bhaktapur-bodhi-mala-2","provider":"dharmashopx.shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}