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 :)

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

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

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

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.

Juzu Size Guide

Most of our Juzu designs are offered in Medium, Large and X-Large sizes, and this guide is to help clarify and clearly provide a side-by-side comparison between the sizes and help you identify which size is right for you.

Please double check the size measurements of each Juzu design you are considering BEFORE placing your order. Beads used in the main body of our Juzu have a slight variation in diameter and therefor each size (Medium, Large, X-Large) will vary depending on the Juzu design and the stones used.

​It is highly recommended that you measure your current Nichiren Juzu so that you can choose a size which is most similar. If you do not currently have Nichiren Juzu, you should measure a friends Juzu for reference, or you can cut a string or thin rope and tie it in a loop to the measured Juzu circumference from our website. Then hold the string/rope between your hands as though you were holding Juzu to see which length you prefer. 

You will find that individual beads are similar in size in Medium, Large and X-Large, and the number of significant beads of meaning is exactly identical. The only difference is the number of additional spacer beads in the middle section of the Juzu, just inside of the Shakyamuni and Taho beads (as shown in the photo below). The spacer beads do not hold any meaning and do not change the meaning or authenticity of the Juzu - they only provide length.

Medium

X-Large