Ojuzu: Meditation beads. There are two sizes: a
chaplet has 108 beads; a shorter version has
21, 42 or 52 beads, which show numbers of pas-
sions, illusions and ignorance of human beings.

How to hold the ojuzu:
* When entering the hondo, hold the ojuzu
in your left hand.
* When offering gassho (see below) in front
of the altar, place the ojuzu over your hands
(palms together) with the tassel hanging down
directly in the center and your thumbs lightly
on the beads.
* At all other times, hold the ojuzu in
your left hand or place it on your left wrist.