Ushanga wa sala

Ushanga wa sala ni ushanga uliotengeneza kwa ajili ya kusali kwa kukariri maneno kadhaa ya imani. 

Shanga zilitumika kama pambo tangu kale: barani Afrika zimepatikana za miaka 10,000 KK. 

Lini na wapi zilianza kutumika kwa ajili ya sala haijulikani, lakini kuna sanamu ya karne ya 3 KK inayomuonyesha Mhindu akiwa na ushanga wa sala.

Lengo ni kutunza hesabu ya kauli ambazo zinakaririwa kwa kupitisha vidole viwili juu ya punje zilizounganishwa katika kamba au uzi kama kwa Wakristo Waorthodoksi (kamba ya sala) na Wakatoliki (rozari). 

Picha za Kikristo

Tanbihi

Marejeo
  Dubin, L. S. (2009). Prayer Beads. In C. Kenney (Ed.), The History of Beads: From 100,000 B.C. to the Present (Revised and Expanded Edition) (pp. 79–92). New York: Abrams Publishing.
  Henry, G., & Marriott, S. (2008). Beads of Faith: Pathways to Meditation and Spirituality Using Rosaries, Prayer Beads and Sacred Words. Fons Vitae Publishing.
  Untracht, O. (2008). Rosaries of India. In H. Whelchel (Ed.), Traditional Jewelry of India (pp. 69–73). New York: Thames & Hudson, Inc.
  Wiley, E., & Shannon, M. O. (2002). A String and a Prayer: How to Make and Use Prayer Beads. Red Wheel/Weiser, LLC.

Viungo vya nje

 Anthropology of beads  Museum of Anthropology, University of Missouri

Category:Sala
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