Buddhist prayer beads are generally 108 particle beads plus a mother bead. It is generally used to count the Buddha.
Catholic rosary is usually 53 beads per bead, 6 beads and a bitter image. Each bead reads the Madonna, the great pearl reads the lord and the Holy Trinity, and meditates on the deeds of Jesus and the Virgin. The five apexes of pain, glory, and prosperity, Pope John Paul II added "brightness" to make the rosary more complete.

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