good to know, i couldn't check bcause i don'r have transmission of the text, nice to know it maybe have nothing to do with this.Danny wrote: ↑Sat Oct 03, 2020 1:30 pmI have a copy somewhere of Samputa Tantra, I don’t recall from my bad memory about mentioning this type of system on malas, but of conduct in general.javier.espinoza.t wrote: ↑Fri Oct 02, 2020 11:37 ami suppose that Samputa Tantra is the source of GP teachings on this, but i cannot check
To my mind there are a few mentions in the Deity,Mantra and Wisdom (Highly recommend read) about, warmth of the body, which wrist, not putting on ground etc when handling ones mala, there may even be types of seeds to use, what type for wrathful or peaceful and so forth, bodhi tree seeds the best etc. what to do if mala string breaks, rituals etc. but in all honesty, the important thing is the quality of mantra recitation (diligence, faith, devotion etc) and the amount or quantities are secondary, not to be imputed that numbers are not important, but that is a position of where one is at in terms of what we’re engaged in, lower/outer higher/inner practices, that’s the consideration and not one size fits all, considerations of generating and accumulating the required number of mantras etc.
Not heard or seen of a mala with 105. Sounds sketchy and a bit “took” if you know what I mean.
yes as Magnus wrote, deity, mantra and wisdom book have a teaching precising many things about malas and alike.
and yeah, 105 might be a corrupted mala, as many of the spiritual-marketing products around, but who knows maybe it is specific in a tradition we don't know.. for me a clear flag is ornaments, malas should't have them.