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To be added after checking meru Andries 23:56, 9 Apr 2004 (UTC)
The "history of the mala" section was actually an unsubstantiated story about how Christians got the idea for the rosary from India, so I removed it. If you have proof then put it back. I've heard Hindus claim that early popes came to India to get the idea of God becoming man, so we can't take all of these thing seriously. 71.198.169.9 22:20, 6 May 2006 (UTC)
Hi, as the mala is used in both Hindu and Buddhist practices, this article should not come under the Wiki Hinduism umbrella. To be balanced, this article should not be 'affiliated' with either the Hinduism or Buddhist umbrella. Links to both are included in the main article which is very clear as separate sections for both are included. -- Ant108 10:49, 27 July 2006 (UTC)
I don't know how to do it but the page "mala" does not point here. OldAndTired ( talk) 13:02, 25 March 2014 (UTC)
While this is most common, there are other possible numbers depending on religion/sect--it doesn't have to be 108 as the article seems to suggest. I do not know enough about it, however, to edit the article and provide proper information, as in my particular sect of Buddhism, 108 is often used. If someone else who is more knowledgable wouldn't mind... -- Somnilocus 03:20, 7 November 2006 (UTC)
I added the word 'often'. It says elsewhere in the article "In Tibetan Buddhism, larger malas are often used of, say, 111 beads". Chopper Dave 03:22, 7 November 2006 (UTC)
No, in Tibet, all malas are 108 beads, it cannot be another number whether the beads are large or small. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.41.176.110 ( talk) 03:58, 7 January 2013 (UTC)
Currently the article is poorly sourced. According to Wikipedia:Verifiability "The burden of evidence lies with the editor who adds or restores material. Material that is challenged or likely to be challenged needs a reliable source, which should be cited in the article. Quotations should also be attributed. If an article topic has no reliable, third-party sources, Wikipedia should not have an article on it." In order to improve the quality of this article I request that we raise the bar on content quality by ensuring that any additions to the article be done in a manner consistent with that policy. Buddhipriya 19:50, 29 April 2007 (UTC)
I object to the restoration of the spam link section. Please read WP:EL and WP:SPAM for general guidance on what should be considered for a link. These sites do not cite any reliable sources and push specific religous groups. They are inappropriate for this article. It is not "too harsh" to expect that policy on links be followed. Buddhipriya 09:38, 1 August 2007 (UTC)
A thought, if the article Rosary is not given the title Christian prayer beads, or for that matter Misbaha as Islamic prayer beads, then this article also should be moved to its actual term japa mala. -- Ekabhishek talk 13:26, 14 October 2015 (UTC)
We have three articles (this one, Buddhist Prayer Beads, and Buddha chitta mala on substantially the same topic. As this is the title that applies to Buddhist and Hindu malas, it seems like this is the logical place to consolidate things, particularly given that there is relatively little information on Hindu practice right now. There is a previous merge mentioned on the Talk:Buddhist prayer beads page, but there still seems to be two articles that are largely covering the same material. -- Spasemunki ( talk) 01:44, 27 January 2020 (UTC)
"Through association with nembutsu-practice, a person’s rosary often comes to be a revered object; touching it may immediately start the recitation revolving in the mind, and bring on the associated mental states. ... After faith has arisen, any recitation is done solely as an expression of gratitude, often shown by merely wearing a rosary wrapped around the hand. This is also a reminder that ‘sinful humans’ are but a bundle of passions compared to Amitābha." [3]
I've gone ahead and merged the material from the two articles. Let me know if I missed anything- I did a little editing en route because of the amount of redundant or unreferenced material involved. -- Spasemunki ( talk) 01:07, 23 February 2020 (UTC)
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To be added after checking meru Andries 23:56, 9 Apr 2004 (UTC)
The "history of the mala" section was actually an unsubstantiated story about how Christians got the idea for the rosary from India, so I removed it. If you have proof then put it back. I've heard Hindus claim that early popes came to India to get the idea of God becoming man, so we can't take all of these thing seriously. 71.198.169.9 22:20, 6 May 2006 (UTC)
Hi, as the mala is used in both Hindu and Buddhist practices, this article should not come under the Wiki Hinduism umbrella. To be balanced, this article should not be 'affiliated' with either the Hinduism or Buddhist umbrella. Links to both are included in the main article which is very clear as separate sections for both are included. -- Ant108 10:49, 27 July 2006 (UTC)
I don't know how to do it but the page "mala" does not point here. OldAndTired ( talk) 13:02, 25 March 2014 (UTC)
While this is most common, there are other possible numbers depending on religion/sect--it doesn't have to be 108 as the article seems to suggest. I do not know enough about it, however, to edit the article and provide proper information, as in my particular sect of Buddhism, 108 is often used. If someone else who is more knowledgable wouldn't mind... -- Somnilocus 03:20, 7 November 2006 (UTC)
I added the word 'often'. It says elsewhere in the article "In Tibetan Buddhism, larger malas are often used of, say, 111 beads". Chopper Dave 03:22, 7 November 2006 (UTC)
No, in Tibet, all malas are 108 beads, it cannot be another number whether the beads are large or small. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.41.176.110 ( talk) 03:58, 7 January 2013 (UTC)
Currently the article is poorly sourced. According to Wikipedia:Verifiability "The burden of evidence lies with the editor who adds or restores material. Material that is challenged or likely to be challenged needs a reliable source, which should be cited in the article. Quotations should also be attributed. If an article topic has no reliable, third-party sources, Wikipedia should not have an article on it." In order to improve the quality of this article I request that we raise the bar on content quality by ensuring that any additions to the article be done in a manner consistent with that policy. Buddhipriya 19:50, 29 April 2007 (UTC)
I object to the restoration of the spam link section. Please read WP:EL and WP:SPAM for general guidance on what should be considered for a link. These sites do not cite any reliable sources and push specific religous groups. They are inappropriate for this article. It is not "too harsh" to expect that policy on links be followed. Buddhipriya 09:38, 1 August 2007 (UTC)
A thought, if the article Rosary is not given the title Christian prayer beads, or for that matter Misbaha as Islamic prayer beads, then this article also should be moved to its actual term japa mala. -- Ekabhishek talk 13:26, 14 October 2015 (UTC)
We have three articles (this one, Buddhist Prayer Beads, and Buddha chitta mala on substantially the same topic. As this is the title that applies to Buddhist and Hindu malas, it seems like this is the logical place to consolidate things, particularly given that there is relatively little information on Hindu practice right now. There is a previous merge mentioned on the Talk:Buddhist prayer beads page, but there still seems to be two articles that are largely covering the same material. -- Spasemunki ( talk) 01:44, 27 January 2020 (UTC)
"Through association with nembutsu-practice, a person’s rosary often comes to be a revered object; touching it may immediately start the recitation revolving in the mind, and bring on the associated mental states. ... After faith has arisen, any recitation is done solely as an expression of gratitude, often shown by merely wearing a rosary wrapped around the hand. This is also a reminder that ‘sinful humans’ are but a bundle of passions compared to Amitābha." [3]
I've gone ahead and merged the material from the two articles. Let me know if I missed anything- I did a little editing en route because of the amount of redundant or unreferenced material involved. -- Spasemunki ( talk) 01:07, 23 February 2020 (UTC)
References
I have said what I had to say. If you don't agree, do whatever you want; which I am sure you will anyway. I am done here, there are a mllion other things to do here and in life. Please keep the discussion here. Rui ''Gabriel'' Correia ( talk) 03:40, 20 September 2021 (UTC)
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