The numbers 9 and 12 have spiritual significance in many Eastern religions. Most notably, 9 times 12 equals 108 which is usually the number of beads used in a mala. 12 high end well matched Rudraksha beads hand cleaned and polished with bristle brush as the main beads. Guru bead is a Red Turquoise stone bead well polished. Beautiful matrix patterns represents the core of energy of this bracelet. Tower bead is a traditional Tibetan design alloy silver metal with genuine leather spacer between guru and tower bead. 6 decorative beads made by Chinese Hainan coconut shell（椰蒂）represent the 6 apprentices（小弟子 balancing the power of main and guru beads. Each ended with a phoenix tail knot (凤尾结). All hand made see our shop update for details.