Why are there 108 beads in the mala necklace?

Buddhist malas have 108 beads, but counting the 3 spacers beads, a total of 111 beads. Many ideas in Buddhism come from Hinduism, so108 is an important number in both Buddhism and Hinduism.

9 x 12= 108. Both 9 and 12 are significant numbers in Buddhism.

There are 108 earthly desires.

Powers of 1, 2, and 3 in math: 1 to 1st power=1; 2 to 2nd power=4 (2x2); 3 to 3rd power=27 (3x3x3). 1x4x27=108.

There are 108 energy lines leading to the heart chakra.

There are 54 letters in the Sanskrit Alphabet, and 54 x 2=108

There are 108 evils one must overcome in order to find enlightenment.

Some say that there are 108 beads to allow for the mantra to be repeated 100 times, with room for error.

There are 108 Upanishads

There are 12 constellations, and 9 arc segments.

There are 12 houses and 9 planets.

There are 108 names of Indian goddesses.

Lord Krishna had 108 gopis.

The diameter of the sun is 108 times the diameter of the earth.

108- 1 plus 8 equals 9

It is said that there are 108 paths to God.

Some Buddhists ring a bell 108 times to ring in the New Year.

Many Buddhist temples have 108 steps.

108 signifies the wholeness of the divinity, perfect totality.