Significance of 108

The rosary or the mala which is used to count mantras in the Indian subcontinent has 108 beads. This specific number – 108 - has been a sacred number in the Indian subcontinent for  a  very  long time. This number is explained in many different ways.

The ancient Indians were advanced mathematically and 108 could well have been the result of a precise mathematically calculation which was thought to have a special  numerological significance.

• 1,0 and 8 : one stands for God or Truth, Zero  stands  for emptiness or  completeness in spiritual  practice and eights stand foe infinity and eternity.
• 9 multiplied by 12 : Both these numbers are considered  to have  spiritual  significance in many traditions. Nine multiplied by 12 equals 108. Also one plus eight equals nine and nine times 12 equals 108.
• Astrology : There are 12 constellations and nine arc segments called namshas or chandrakalas, nine multiplied by 12 equals 108. Chandra is Moon and kalas are divisions within a whole.
• Dance : There are 10 forms of dance  in Indian traditions 
• Gopis of Krishna : In the Vaishnava tradition , there were  said to be 108 gopis or milkmaids of Krishna. 
• Islam : In Islam , there are 108 names of Allah.
• Planets and Houses : In astrology , there are 12 houses and nine planets, nine multiplied by 12 equals 108. 
• Sikh : Sikhs used a mala of 108  knots that are tied in a string of wool, rather than beads as in other religions. 
• Smaller divisions : 108 is divided , as in half, third, quarter, or twelfth so that some malas have 54. 36. 27 or nine beads
• Stages of the soul : scholars believe that the atman goes through 108 stages on the journey after death.
• Sun and Earth : The diameter of the sun is 108 times that of the Earth. 

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