"Why 108?" my friend asked.
"108 is said to be an auspicious number in Hinduism and Buddhism," I replied.
We were in Tagaytay yesterday. A friend who's been living in the US came home with her American husband so it was a good opportunity for us to reconnect and catch up. I was wearing my Buddhist prayer beads and at some point, one of them asked how it is used.
"Just like how you use the rosary," I said.
It's suppose to help you remember how many times you've already chanted your mantra.
But why 108? I googled for some answers and this site gave several reasons as to why there are 108 beads in the mala.
This is my favorite:
108
Some say that 1 stands for God or higher Truth, 0 stands for emptiness or completeness in spiritual practice, and 8 stands for infinity or eternity.
Have to go and grab something to eat. It's almost eleven o'clock in the morning and all I've had is a cup of coffee.
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