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■How to hold prayer beads at the Buddist Service ■ Formal way of holding prayer beads by sect |
For formal prayer beads, you make two rings out of the large rign and hang them on your left hand. For simplifieds prayer beads, you hang them on your left hand. Alternatively you can hang them on both hands as shown in these picture.
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Formal prayer beads
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Sinplified prayer beads
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Shingon sect
Twist the prayer beads into the shape of an "8" and loop both ends around your middle fingers and join your hands in prayer. |
Jodo sect
Together and hang them over your thumbs as you join your hands in prayer. |
Zen sect (Rinzai & Sodo sect)
Fold the prayer beads into two rings and hang over your left hand and put your hands together in prayer. |
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Tendai sect
Hold the prayer beads between your index and middle fingers and join your hands in prayer. |
Nichiren sect
Make "8" shape and put one and with two tassels and the other end with three tassels around your middle fingers in prayer. |
