{"product_id":"antique-dark-bodhi-seed-mala","title":"Antique Dark Bodhi Seed 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.  We consider this to be the antique version of our classic Dark Bodhi Seed Mala!\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 brown cord in the traditional manner with tied ends.\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\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 inches around.  Beads are 9-10mm with some 11mm.  Guru bead is about 14mm.  \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eComes with a DharmaShop keepsake bag!\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ciframe height=\"360\" width=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/374465068\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" frameborder=\"0\"\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":51913722331431,"sku":"ML795","price":1400.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1002\/4468\/5095\/files\/mala-beads-antique-dark-bodhi-seed-mala-ml795-15449689620526.jpg?v=1787504081","url":"https:\/\/dharmashopx.shop\/products\/antique-dark-bodhi-seed-mala","provider":"dharmashopx.shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}