According to traditions of Tibet, beads are used to brawl with devils and bad spirits. The colors and designs in the beads have their own symbolic meaning. It is also very important for feng shui because these colors stand for a number of diverse key elements.
Tibetan beads are as old as Tibetan Culture. It’s more than 2000 years since these beads came into existence. People in Tibet believe that these beads protect them from various harms. They say that these beads take a curse on themselves. They also believe that beads chose their owner themselves. They do not stay with a person who does not follow the principles of God. These beads were originated from the Himalaya Mountains and Tibet.
It’s thousands of years ago when Dzi (pronounced as “zee”) beads came to the Tibetan Culture. Dzi is a gemstone which is a treasure of magic power. It comes with different types of symbols in the stone with different sizes. The origin of Dzi is the land of mythical Buddhist lamas. Most of them belong to Tibet. This stone contains the healing power. It often brings prosperity, good fortune, wealth and good health to the owner. It protects you from misfortunes, sickness and sudden death. It keeps you away from negative thoughts and energies. Dzi is a shining stone usually in the form of a circle with certain wave patterns. The different patterns in Dzi beads are for different purposes. There is a one-eyed Dzi bead which people use to increase their wisdom. Two-eyed Dzi is for your good love relationship. Nine-eyed Dzi beads are to take the blessings. It also gives you good luck and removes obstacles in the journey of life. It protects you from misfortunes and negativities. A thirteen-eyed Dzi bead is for the promotion of serenity and tranquility and a fifteen-eyed Dzi gives you heaven’s luck. It gives you a smooth life without obstructions. A twenty-one eyed Dzi helps you to fulfill your wishes and enhance your fame and fortune.
These Dzi beads can be used by everyone because they are not for a particular religion. The main purpose of these beads is to help human beings. Dzi beads can be set up as a fraction of dissimilar ornaments although in their beginning they were primarily added to costume jewelry and it can also be found on some women’s ornaments. Jewelry has a major importance in Tibetan life because it shows the status of a person in society.
Prayer beads are also an important part of Tibetan beads. They count each bead while doing their prayers. It reduces anxiety and it also brings calm to the nerves. These beads are made up of wood, marble and various types of polished stones. Tibetan Buddhists use 108 traditional breads which is equal to the number of “mantras” (mantras are the sentences of prayers) used by them in their religion.
