Prayer rope
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A prayer rope is a loop made up of complex woven knots formed in a cross pattern, usually out of wool or silk. The typical prayer rope has thirty-three knots, representing the thirty-three years of Ch
Simple black Eastern Christian prayer rope without tassel
Eastern Christian prayer rope with 50 knots and 5 wooden beads
Greek komboskini of 100 knots
Tikhon of Moscow dressed in his monastic habit as the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia with a white prayer rope in his left hand
Prayer beads
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Prayer beads are a form of beadwork used to count the repetitions of prayers, chants, or mantras by members of various religions such as Christian denominations, Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism, Shinto, U
Prayer rope
…of a prayer rope are diamond knots (ABoK #787). There is typically a knotted cross where the prayer rope is joined together to form a loop, and a few beads at certain intervals between the knots (usually every 10 or 25 knots) for ease in counting. Longer prayer ropes frequently have a tassel at the end of…
The image depicts several Christian prayer beads; from left to right are a Roman Catholic Dominican rosary, a Lutheran Wreath of Christ, a set of Anglican prayer beads, a Celtic Church Pater Noster cord, and a Coptic Orthodox mequteria.
A misbaha, a device used for counting tasbih
Anglican prayer beads
Oriental Orthodox mequteria of 41 beads