1. *Hindus and Buddhists use 108 prayer beads
   

2. *The Sikhs use a mala made up of 108 knots tied together instead of beads 
   

3. *There are stories, legend and folk tales written to 108
   

4. *Monuments are built to 108 
   

5. *The Muktinath Temple in Mustang - the second most important Hindu site in Nepal - has 108 water spouts, shaped as cow’s heads where pilgrims bathe - see photo above
   

6. *There are 108 ways in which sorrow and suffering can be removed from the world 
   

7. *The Jains believe in 108 combined virtues of the holy ones
   

8. *There are 108 ways to show compassion to others
   

9. *Shrada (faith) is performed by burning butter lamps in sets of 108
   

10. *It is said that there are 108 desires in earthly mortals
    

11. *It is said there are 108 lies that humans can tell
    

12. *It is said there are 108 forms of ignorance
    

13. *There are believed to be 108 energy lines that run to the heart
    

14. *There are 108 stages that the soul goes through on its journey
    

15. *The Gopis or maidservants of Krishna were said to number 108
    

16. *108 represents God in Islam
    

17. *Astrologically there are 12 houses & nine planets (9 x12=108)
    

18. *The sun is 108 times the diameter of the earth
    

19. *There are believed to be 108 Upanishad texts - the wisdom of the ancient Hindu sages
    

20. *1 + 0 + 8 = 9, an absolute number mathematically and astrologically
    

21. *There are 54 letters in the Sanskrit alphabet. They each have a feminine and masculine form  (54 + 54 = 108)
    

22. *Many Buddhist temples have 108 steps
    

23. *Mount Kailash is considered holy to both Buddhists and HIndus, it is said that if you do 108 circumambulations, that you will reach enlightenment
    

24. *and there are many more examples
    

25. *Siddhartha was the 108th reincarnation of Buddha
    

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