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A common [[taboo]] is that the guru bead is not used for counting repetitions; counting for each round begins and ends with either of the beads next to the guru bead. In the [[Hindu]] tradition and some Buddhist traditions, practitioners who undertake more than one round at a time will, rather than moving their fingers across the guru bead, turn the mala around so that the same bead which was used at the end of the previous round becomes the first bead use for the next round.{{sfnp|Kieschnick|2003|pp=118-138}}{{sfnp|Tanabe|2012}} |
A common [[taboo]] is that the guru bead is not used for counting repetitions; counting for each round begins and ends with either of the beads next to the guru bead. In the [[Hindu]] tradition and some Buddhist traditions, practitioners who undertake more than one round at a time will, rather than moving their fingers across the guru bead, turn the mala around so that the same bead which was used at the end of the previous round becomes the first bead use for the next round.{{sfnp|Kieschnick|2003|pp=118-138}}{{sfnp|Tanabe|2012}} |
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While there are typically 108 regular beads, some practitioners will count a round as only 100 repetitions to allow for an accidentally skipped bead or an imperfect recitation. |
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=== Aesthetic usage === |
=== Aesthetic usage === |
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