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| | 108 Beads on a Mala (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21) |
 | | However, you may notice that 108 appears to be somewhat like a road map of reality in general, and the human in particular. |
 | | Regardless of the meaning of 108, it is important that if a mala is used to count mantras, the mantra be remembered with sincerity, devotion, feeling, and full attention. |
 | | Smaller divisions: The number 108 is divided, such as in half, third, quarter, or twelfth, so that some malas have 54, 36, 27, or 9 beads. |
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