Taiwanese tech company Acer has made Buddhist prayer beads that can help keep track of recited mantras. The beads have a smart chip that tracks the number of times a mantra is repeated and ...

At heart, these prayer beads are a mechanical device for counting off a set number of prayers, said John Kieschnick, religious studies department chair and a professor in Buddhist studies at ...

State media have even given the prayer bracelets a recent endorsement — a September 11 article in the state-run Guangming Daily noted the "present fervor" over Buddhist beads, and praised the ...

Priced at $3,888 NTD ($132.78 USD), the beads are a tech version of traditional Buddhist prayer beads.

Atonement's prayer bead ministry was the brainchild of Mata Carlson, a member of the Lutheran church. The group meets the second Tuesday of each month at 1 p.m. and accepts cash, beads and ...