{"product_id":"nepal-rudraksha-mala-108-beads-pumpkin-cut","title":"Nepal — Rudraksha Mala, 108 Beads, Pumpkin-Cut","description":"\u003cp\u003e108 is not an arbitrary number.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRudraksha\u003c\/strong\u003e — \u003cem\u003exiao jin gang pu ti\u003c\/em\u003e in Chinese, literally \"small vajra bodhi\" — are the seeds of \u003cem\u003eElaeocarpus ganitrus\u003c\/em\u003e, a tree that grows in the Himalayan foothills of Nepal, India, and parts of Southeast Asia. The seed's surface is divided into natural facets called \u003cem\u003emukhi\u003c\/em\u003e — faces — by deep grooves that run from the top to the bottom of the seed. A five-mukhi rudraksha, the most common variety, has five such faces. The number of faces determines the seed's classification in Hindu and Buddhist practice; rarer configurations — one-mukhi, fourteen-mukhi — are collected as objects of significance in their own right.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe number 108 appears across Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain traditions with a consistency that suggests a shared mathematical logic rather than coincidence: 108 is the product of 4 × 27, or 12 × 9, or the number of names of the sun in Sanskrit, or the distance between the earth and sun measured in solar diameters. A mala of 108 beads allows the practitioner to count one full cycle of a mantra recitation. The number is the container for the practice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cem\u003epumpkin-cut\u003c\/em\u003e — \u003cem\u003enan gua zhuang\u003c\/em\u003e — refers to beads that have been shaped into a flattened sphere with vertical ridges, resembling a pumpkin. The cut exposes more of the seed's natural surface texture while reducing the diameter, making the mala lighter and more comfortable for extended wear. These beads are small-diameter rudraksha — the full 108-bead count producing a bracelet that can be worn as a single strand or wrapped multiple times.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e Himalayan foothills, Nepal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Natural rudraksha seed, five-mukhi, pumpkin-cut\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eType:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bracelet \/ Mala\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOne piece only. What you see is what ships.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"YOJINMI","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45280826458181,"sku":"YJM-RDK-NP-001","price":98.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0647\/1011\/5397\/files\/20260704054833_70_46_d5dde245-a897-425f-ae25-1af4197ac3c5.jpg?v=1783120481","url":"https:\/\/yojinmi.com\/zh\/products\/nepal-rudraksha-mala-108-beads-pumpkin-cut","provider":"YOJINMI","version":"1.0","type":"link"}