Taiwanese tech company Acer has made Buddhist prayer beads that can help keep track of recited mantras. The beads have a smart chip that tracks the number of times a mantra is repeated and ...

At heart, these prayer beads are a mechanical device for counting off a set number of prayers, said John Kieschnick, religious studies department chair and a professor in Buddhist studies at ...

Buddhism, Shinto, Umbanda, Islam, Sikhism, the Bahá’í Faith, and some Christian denominations. Using beads for ornamentation or prayer is ancient. Beads can be made from wood, shells ...

Several years ago a friend, knowing I worked in beads, asked me to create three sets of Episcopal prayer beads for a class she was teaching. Four billion people -- over half the world's population ...

Some are comparing the high-stakes negotiation to a job interview, while others have noticed Akazawa's Buddhist prayer beads on his wrist, possibly for protection or good luck. In this video ...