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Digital Prayer App

Digital beads counting and chanting application for Buddhist practitioners, offering a modern take on traditional prayer practices with tracking and community features.

Year
2021
Duration
2 months
Category
Religious
Role
UX/UI Designer
Digital Prayer App
Overview

Digital Mindfulness for Modern Buddhists

BazaGuru (बजा गुरु) brings the ancient practice of mantra counting and prayer beads into the digital age, helping Buddhist practitioners maintain their spiritual practice with modern convenience and community support.

Designed for both novice and experienced practitioners, the app provides a respectful, culturally-accurate digital tool for counting mantras, tracking spiritual progress, and connecting with a global community of Buddhist practitioners.

Challenge

Digitalizing Sacred Practice

Buddhist practitioners wanted a way to track their mantra recitations digitally, but existing apps lacked cultural authenticity, proper mantra pronunciation guides, and respect for sacred practices.

  • Existing apps felt commercial and disrespectful
  • Lack of authentic mantra collections
  • No guidance for pronunciation or practice
  • Missing sense of sangha (community)
Solution

Authentic Digital Dharma Tool

Created a respectful, beautiful app that honors Buddhist tradition while providing modern tracking, guidance, and community features that support genuine spiritual practice.

  • Authentic mantras verified by Buddhist scholars
  • Audio pronunciation by monks and nuns
  • Meditation timer with ambient sounds
  • Community dedication and shared practice
Key Features

Spiritual Practice Tools

Digital Mala Beads

Beautiful, tactile digital mala that responds to touch, provides haptic feedback, and keeps accurate count of mantra recitations with traditional 108-bead structure and meru bead.

  • Traditional 108-bead mala design
  • Haptic feedback for each count
  • Visual and audio notifications at completion
  • Multiple mala styles (wood, crystal, bone)
Digital Mala Beads
Mantra Library

Authentic Mantra Library

Comprehensive collection of Buddhist mantras in Sanskrit, Tibetan, and Pali with transliteration, translation, and audio pronunciation by ordained practitioners.

  • 100+ verified mantras across traditions
  • Audio pronunciation by monks and nuns
  • Translations and meaning explanations
  • Practice guidelines and traditions

Practice Tracking & Dedication

Track your spiritual progress with detailed statistics, set practice goals, and dedicate merit to beings or causes, connecting personal practice with wider compassion.

  • Lifetime and daily mantra count tracking
  • Practice streaks and goal setting
  • Merit dedication to beings or causes
  • Global sangha statistics and achievements
Practice Tracking
Impact

Global Sangha

50K+
Active Practitioners

Across 45 countries

10M+
Mantras Recited

Collective practice achievement

4.8/5
App Store Rating

Based on 5,000+ reviews

Design Specifications

Color Palette

Primary
#F59E0B
Secondary
#FBBF24
Accent
#FCD34D

Typography

Heading
Aa Bb Cc
Inter, system-ui, sans-serif
Body
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
Inter, system-ui, sans-serif