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USA Seller LARGER Tibetan Buddhist Traditional 27 Bead Sandalwood 8mm Wrist Mala traditional sandalwood Tibetan Buddhist style wrist mala sized for a larger wrist measures around 8.5" around the outer edge - inner edge will be smaller tassels are a shimmery saffron color 27 beads, plus the guru bead Sandalwood is considered to be of the padma ( lotus) group and attributed to Amitabha Buddha . Sandalwood scent is believed to transform one's desires and maintain a person's alertness while in meditation" suitable for larger wrists sandalwood is protected world-wide; these are from a sandalwood tree farm For more information about genuine sandalwood, please see below *** Buy With Confidence: We are practicing Buddhists We respect the importance of these religious materials We use the same products that we sell USA-based —————————————- *** True sandalwoods Sandalwoods are medium-sized hemiparasitic trees. Notable members of this group are Indian sandalwood ( Santalum album and Australian sandalwood ( Santalum spicatum ). Others in the genus species have fragrant wood. These are found in India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Australia, Indonesia, and the Pacific Islands. In India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka it is called Chandan. Although sandalwood trees in India and Nepal are government-owned and their harvest is controlled, many trees are illegally cut down. Sandalwood oil prices have risen to $1,000–1,500 per kg recently. Sandalwood leaf Producing commercially valuable sandalwood with high levels of fragrance oils, requires Santalum trees to be a minimum of eight years old, but at least fourteen years is preferred. Australia is the largest producer of Santalum album, the majority grown around Kununurra, Western Australia. View more great items