Editing Meditation (section)

====Use of prayer beads====
Some religions have traditions of using [[prayer beads]] as tools in devotional meditation.<ref name=Binz3 >'' Mysteries of the Rosary'' by Stephen J. Binz 2005 {{ISBN|1-58595-519-1}} p. 3</ref><ref name=Sach >'' The everything Buddhism book'' by Jacky Sach 2003 {{ISBN|978-1-58062-884-6}} p. 175</ref><ref>For a general overview, see {{cite book | last1=Henry | first1=Gray | last2=Marriott | first2=Susannah | title=Beads of faith: pathways to meditation and spirituality using rosaries, prayer beads, and sacred words | publisher=Fons Vitae |location=Louisville, KY | date=2008 | isbn=978-1-887752-95-4 | oclc=179839679}}</ref> Most prayer beads and [[Rosary based prayers|Christian rosaries]] consist of pearls or beads linked together by a thread.<ref name=Binz3 /><ref name=Sach /> The Roman Catholic rosary is a string of beads containing five sets with ten small beads. Eastern and Oriental Orthodox have traditions of using [[prayer rope]]s called Comboschini or Meqetaria as an aid to prayerful meditation. The Hindu ''[[japa mala]]'' has 108 beads. The figure 108 in itself having spiritual significance as the energy of the sounds equivalates to [[Om]],<ref name=":5" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=DerSarkissian |first=Carol |date=15 February 2024 |title=What Are Mala Beads? |url=https://www.webmd.com/balance/what-are-mala-beads |access-date=31 May 2024 |website=WebMd}}</ref> as well as those used in [[Gaudiya Vaishnavism]], the [[Hare Krishna (mantra)|Hare Krishna tradition]], and [[Jainism]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-09-29|title=Chanting Hare Krishna on Japa Beads|url=https://krishna.org/chanting-hare-krishna-on-beads/|access-date=2020-07-08|website=Krishna.org – Real Krishna Consciousness|language=en-US|archive-date=2020-06-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200620091318/https://krishna.org/chanting-hare-krishna-on-beads/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=Vishnu >{{cite book | author=Vishnu Devananda | first=Swami | title=Meditation and mantras | publisher=Motilal Banarsidass |location=Delhi | date=1995 | isbn=81-208-1615-3 | oclc=50030094 |pages=82–83}}</ref> [[Buddhist prayer beads]] also have 108 beads, but hold a different meaning. In Buddhism, there are 108 human passions that impede enlightenment.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Arimura |first=R |title=A Case Study of the Evangelization of Japan |url=https://www.redalyc.org/journal/369/36972034008/html/ |journal=Anales del Instituto de Investigaciones Estéticas |date=October 2021 |volume=XLIII |issue=119 |pages=209–247 |doi=10.22201/iie.18703062e.2021.119.2761 |via=Redalyc|doi-access=free }}</ref> Each bead is counted once as a person recites a [[mantra]] until the person has gone all the way around the mala.<ref name=Vishnu /> The Muslim ''[[misbaha]]'' has 99 beads. There is also quite a variance when it comes to materials used for beads. Beads made from seeds of [[rudraksha]] trees are considered sacred by devotees of [[Shiva]], while followers of [[Vishnu]] revere the wood that comes from the '''''[[Tulasi|Tulsi]]''''' plant, also known as Holy Basil.<ref>{{cite book | last=Simoons | first=Frederick J. | title=Plants of life, plants of death | publisher=University of Wisconsin Press |location=Madison, Wis. | date=1998 | isbn=0-585-17620-5 | oclc=45733876 |pages=7–40}}</ref>