{"product_id":"the-marme-mala","title":"The Marme Mala","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMay it give you light the way a lantern does.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYak bone (牦牛骨, \u003cem\u003emao niu gu\u003c\/em\u003e) carved in openwork, each bead a small lantern with the light left in. Twelve charms ride the strand: treasure vases (宝瓶, \u003cem\u003ebao ping\u003c\/em\u003e; Tibetan \u003cem\u003ebumpa\u003c\/em\u003e), dharma wheels (法轮, \u003cem\u003efa lun\u003c\/em\u003e), and garuda (迦楼罗, \u003cem\u003ejia lou luo\u003c\/em\u003e; Tibetan ཁྱུང, \u003cem\u003ekhyung\u003c\/em\u003e), the sky-born protector. The two ten-bead counters end in a vajra (金刚杵, \u003cem\u003ejin gang chu\u003c\/em\u003e) and a protection amulet. Three pearls (珍珠, \u003cem\u003ezhen zhu\u003c\/em\u003e) sit inlaid. Past the guru bead, a strand and tassel hold a prayer wheel (转经筒, \u003cem\u003ezhuan jing tong\u003c\/em\u003e): hollow, and it opens. Inside, a rolled prayer on paper. See \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/knowledge-base\/yak-bone-horn\"\u003eYak Bone \u0026amp; Horn\u003c\/a\u003e for the material, \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/knowledge-base\/pendant-imagery\"\u003ePendant Imagery\u003c\/a\u003e for the charms, and \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/knowledge-base\/malas-101\"\u003eMalas 101\u003c\/a\u003e for the counters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMeaning:\u003c\/strong\u003e The name is the wish: mar me (མར་མེ་), the butter lamp lit at Tibetan altars, light as wisdom burning down ignorance. The prayer wheel carries a written prayer inside: every turn counts as a recitation, which is the point of the thing. The treasure vase holds abundance, the dharma wheel turns the teaching, garuda guards from above. Twelve charms, two counters, one lamp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eScent:\u003c\/strong\u003e Dry and soft: old bone, a trace of oil from hands long gone, paper inside the wheel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Openwork bone is lighter than it looks. The lantern beads warm fast and the carving catches the thumb; the charms move when you move. The prayer wheel unscrews with a practiced half-turn: paper inside, old and soft.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpecifications:\u003c\/strong\u003e\nPieces: yak bone openwork rounds, 12 charms, 3 inlaid pearls, 2 ten-bead counters, prayer wheel\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCare:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bone and paper. No soaking, no oils or perfume, dry cloth only. Open the wheel with dry hands and seat the cap snug.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"ValhallaVillage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67773159735606,"sku":null,"price":1000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0851\/8516\/7670\/files\/The_Marme_Mala.jpg?v=1792454708","url":"https:\/\/valhallavillage.myshopify.com\/products\/the-marme-mala","provider":"ValhallaVillage","version":"1.0","type":"link"}