{"product_id":"antique-bodhi-mala-from-boudhanath","title":"Antique Bodhi Mala from Boudhanath","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.  It is very rare to find bodhi beads this small with an average bead size of 9mm!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMade of 108 small, well used dark bodhi beads.  Each bead is rich in color with a beautiful sheen as well as its own shape and texture.  Mala has been restrung in recent years on bold red cord in a unique fashion with 3 antique bodhi accents.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThese dark-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\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOn their trip to Nepal in October 2019, DharmaShop owners, Christy and Sander Cohen met a Tibetan gentleman on the steps of the monastery just outside of the Boudhanath Stupa.  He had a small collection of gorgeous antiques from which Sander and Christy were able to purchase a handful of high quality bodhi malas.  \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eWe 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 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMala measures approximately 36 inches around.  Beads are 9-10mm with most being 9mm.  Guru bead is about 18mm.  \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eComes with a traditional silk and polyester keepsake bag!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/374465068\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/374465068\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/374465068\"\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-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/user38295701\"\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-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/\"\u003eVimeo\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DharmaShop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51913729540391,"sku":"ML792","price":2300.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1002\/4468\/5095\/files\/mala-beads-antique-bodhi-mala-from-boudhanath-ml792-15449594429486.jpg?v=1787504196","url":"https:\/\/dharmashopx.shop\/products\/antique-bodhi-mala-from-boudhanath","provider":"dharmashopx.shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}