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malas (prayer beads, religious visual works, ... Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name)) |
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Note: Strings or garlands of beads used in Hinduism, Sikhism, and Mahayana Buddhism; often characterized by having 108 beads, often made of wood or bone, and used as an aid for repititions of a mantra or prayers. A mala may also offer protection to the one who wears it. |
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malas (preferred,C,U,English-P,D,U,PN)
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mala (C,U,English,AD,U,SN)
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japa mala (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
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japa-mala (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
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japamala (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
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japa beads (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
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mala's (C,U,Dutch-P,D,U,U)
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Facet/Hierarchy Code: V.PE |
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........................ prayer beads (G) |
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Dutch ..... Snoeren of festoenen van kralen die gebruikt worden in het hindoeïsme, sikhisme en het Mahayana-boeddhisme. Ze kenmerken zich doordat ze uit 108 kralen bestaan, vaak uit hout of been zijn gemaakt en gebruikt worden als hulpmiddel bij het herhaald uitspreken van een mantra of van gebeden. Een mala kan ook een beschermende functie hebben voor de drager. |
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(prayer beads, religious visual works, ... Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name)) [300262831] |
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