There are many kinds of necklaces with Tibetan characteristics. The most common ones are made of mung bean-sized beads. The materials are generally turquoise, agate, beeswax, lapis lazuli, sandalwood, Tibetan silver, etc., and the colors are mostly red, green, yellow, and white. , There is no special requirement for the number of beads strung into a necklace, but many of them are based on 108, which is related to the 108 beads in Tibetan Buddhism that represent 108 kinds of troubles or the merits of 108 Buddhas.
Many necklaces also have pendants, and the pendants are mostly round, oval, or drop-shaped, and the materials are generally turquoise, agate, beeswax, lapis lazuli, jade, and Tibetan silver. Among them, the most precious "Tianzhu" is called "Zi" in Tibetan. There are many opinions about its origin. Historians believe that it is a handmade ornament introduced to Tibet from Persia, but Tibetan legends believe that "Zi" It was transformed from bugs that fell from the sky, and it has not been determined so far, which also makes "Zi" more precious, of which the nine-eyed dzi is the most precious.
