Juzu Care Guide
Our Juzu are designed to last, but it is up to you to treat them like you want them to last!
That is why we've put together this Juzu Care Guide :)
Here we have listed a few simple pieces of advice to help you make sure that your Lotus Lion Design Juzu stay strong and beautiful for many years to come!
(And remember, this advice applies to all Juzu, not just Lotus Lion Design Juzu :)
That is why we've put together this Juzu Care Guide :)
Here we have listed a few simple pieces of advice to help you make sure that your Lotus Lion Design Juzu stay strong and beautiful for many years to come!
(And remember, this advice applies to all Juzu, not just Lotus Lion Design Juzu :)
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Do hold your Juzu so that the main body of the Juzu hangs naturally between your hands and the large Shakyamuni and Taho beads rest close to your knuckles
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Don't bunch the main body of your Juzu into a ball between the palms of your hands or hold your Juzu so that the large Shakyamuni and Taho beads hang down away from your knuckles and closer to your wrists
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Do loosely wrap your Juzu around the palm of your hand when holding them
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Don't fold, pinch, squeeze or bunch your Juzu
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Do store your Juzu in a Juzu Bag to protect the stones and help them keep their polish. Always wrap the Juzu in a circle around the palm of your hand before placing in the Juzu Bag. If the Juzu is for home use only, you can wrap the Juzu in a loose circle around the palm of your hand and lay flat on a table or in a drawer
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Don't rub your Juzu during Daimoku Gongyo. This will cause the wires to twist and eventually fray, breaking the Juzu. This will also cause the stones to lose their polish. Rubbing is the #1 reason for broken Juzu (all Juzu, not just Lotus Lion Design Juzu) and this is due to the Science of Physics and Friction. You want your beads to last? Then don't rub them.
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So you're saying NOT to rub Juzu?
Regarding the rubbing of beads, we understand that this is a subject of much debate depending on traditions in the country which you practice or who introduced you to the practice and their habits... But the bottom line is that "Buddhism is reason" and the Laws of Physics and the Science of Friction will tell you that rubbing things together will wear them down and eventually break them, regardless of the material. Even something as small as a grain of sand or a drop of water will eventually wear down a boulder after repeated friction.
We have a Juzu Care Guide on our website which does specifically say not to rub your beads together - on our main Juzu Page as well as each Juzu product listing there is a link to the Juzu Care Guide (https://www.lotusliondesign.com/juzucareguide.html) which starts off by saying "Our Juzu are designed to last, but it is up to you to treat them like you want them to last!"
The person who introduced me to the Practice and taught me Gongyo is an 85 year old Japanese man who has been practicing for nearly 50 years. He told me not to rub my beads together because (in his words) "This is not a Juzu bead rubbing competition and daimoku shouldn't sound like a swarm of bees" lol. So I don't rub my beads together. Never have.
So, your Juzu are YOUR Juzu so you may do with them what you wish, but please know that rubbing is the #1 culprit for broken Juzu and the more you rub your beads together, the more likely they are to break.
We have a Juzu Care Guide on our website which does specifically say not to rub your beads together - on our main Juzu Page as well as each Juzu product listing there is a link to the Juzu Care Guide (https://www.lotusliondesign.com/juzucareguide.html) which starts off by saying "Our Juzu are designed to last, but it is up to you to treat them like you want them to last!"
The person who introduced me to the Practice and taught me Gongyo is an 85 year old Japanese man who has been practicing for nearly 50 years. He told me not to rub my beads together because (in his words) "This is not a Juzu bead rubbing competition and daimoku shouldn't sound like a swarm of bees" lol. So I don't rub my beads together. Never have.
So, your Juzu are YOUR Juzu so you may do with them what you wish, but please know that rubbing is the #1 culprit for broken Juzu and the more you rub your beads together, the more likely they are to break.
