Item NBT-MM-11

Handmade Lotus Seed Mala, 108 Beads

Name: Handmade Lotus Seed Mala, 108 Beads
Brand: Buddha Groove
SKU: NBT-MM-11
Price: 54.00 USD
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Strung with 108 lotus seed beads on a dark braided cord, finished with a tassel-style knot at the base. Lotus seeds are traditionally tied to patient resilience and transformation, echoing the plant that rises through mud into bloom. Use it for mantra recitation and seated meditation, or wear it wrapped at the wrist between sessions.

Details

Design: A traditional 108-bead mala hand-strung from pale, speckled lotus seeds, finished with a dark braided cord and tassel-style knot at the base
Size: Beads approximately 6–8 mm each, with individual beads measuring about 6–7 mm to 7–8 mm. Full strand sized for wear as a long necklace or wrapped bracelet
Material: Lotus seed beads on cord, unknotted stringing
Care: Keep dry and away from direct heat. Wipe gently with a soft cloth to preserve the beads' natural patina
Note: Because each mala is handmade from natural lotus seeds, slight variations in color, size, and surface texture are normal and part of its character
Origin: Handmade in Nepal

Meaning & Intention

The lotus is one of the enduring images in Buddhist and Hindu tradition, rooted in mud yet rising through murky water to open, unstained, in the light. A mala made from its seeds brings that story into the hand of the counter.

Strung as 108 beads, the strand follows the count used across generations of meditation practice, each bead marking a breath, a mantra, or a repetition of intention.

Lotus seeds themselves are tied to patient resilience. The seeds are famously long-lived, able to remain dormant for years before germinating when conditions allow.

Held during seated practice or worn at the wrist between sessions, it turns an ordinary moment — waiting, breathing, walking — into a small return to intention.

Essence & Elements

Intention: Growth, strength, resilience, transformation

Symbol: Lotus

Ideal for: Meditators and mantra practitioners seeking a traditional, natural-material mala for daily practice

Suggested mantra: I rise through the mud

Questions & Guidance

How do I use it to count mantras?

Hold the first bead between thumb and finger, recite your mantra, then move to the next. One pass through all 108 completes a cycle. The tassel-style knot marks your starting point.

Are the beads knotted between each one?

No. The stringing is unknotted, so beads move and click gently against one another as they pass through the fingers, keeping the count tactile rather than only mental.