念珠  / niàn zhū /
Chanting Beads 
Category:
Buddhist Terminology 佛學名相
Description:
念佛計數之器,是功德佛心慈悲吉祥之表徵。
A tool used to help count the number of recitations of the Buddha's name.
It is also a symbol of the compassion and auspiciousness of the Buddha's merit
References:
星雲大師全集【書法類】中華文化佛教名詞 名相 The Complete Works of Venerable Master Hsing Yun: Calligraphy-Terminology 
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