The Prayer Bead Box

by Manuela Dunn-Mascetti and Priya Hemenway

Beads -round like the Earth -have been a mystical link to the spiritual world in all cultures. For the many who are discovering them as a way to slow down and regain focus, The Prayer Bead Box is an enticing and affordable way to explore this ancient practice. This strikingly designed gift from the packagers of the bestselling Buddha in a Box consists of a full-color keepsake box, a string of 108 fragrant sandalwood beads in a velvet sachet, and a...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0670030104
• ISBN13: 9780670030101
• Release Date: October 2001
• Publisher: Viking Adult
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.8" x 1.9" x 5.9"

Customer Reviews

No beads in my package - Sad!

I was so disappointed that my package did not include any beads. Just the book.

Wonderful!

I received these this past December and really love the whole thing. The book is terrific - it tells the history and uses of the beads, crossing a variety of religions which is neat. It talks about the symbolism oft he beads, the thread, the meditation and so on. Beautiful photos are throughout the book as well. The beads smell amazing. They seem sturdy enough - strung on a double thread. This would also make a great gift.

Great Book... but...

I loved the book!! It is a compact tome of beautiful passages and stirring words. The beads, although they do smell wonderful, are cheaply strung and rather weak. Be ready to restring them or use them simply as an ornament.

Perfect for holiday gift-giving

Prayer Bead Box is a gift package perfect for holiday gift-giving: it's a keepsake box with a string of 108 sandalwood beads in a velvet sachet and a four-color hardcover book which provides the history and significance of prayer beads over various religions. A beautiful package which will appeal to a wide audience.

Prayer Beads

As a glass bead artist I was looking for something about the spiritual aspects of beads. This book tells how people through the ages have used beads in their lives. (get the boxed edition with the sandelwood beads - they smell wonderful!) I loved this book!