Originally posted by OCEANOS:
[b]Merry Meet Harryryan,
The difference lies in the Material used & the Etchings. Mostly
Fakes are made of Glass, Plastic & other synthetic materials
& of coz they don't radiate much vibration at all. Even Real
DZI beads there are grading whether its a NEW or OLD Bead, Low
grade, Medium grade, High grade or Super grade, these Relics are
just like precious stones. Slight difference can make vast
difference in its value. Well its hard for a layman to see the
difference but with a reliable source & if you are sensitive to
energy, you can easily tell a difference between NEW & OLD
Beads with the explanation of the owner.
Thanks for your interest & reply, Hope all these answer your
queries.

Blessed Be,
Oceanos[/b]

great answer....
how ever, u forgot to add smtng....
the pictures r usually carved or lasered in. there's no stone dat
has such drawings on dem naturally.... the power of such beads
usually depend on the stone used to make. most commonly found is
red agate. the stone itself is powerful. however, in addition of
the drawings, the bead itself is even more powerful. in olden days
in Tibet, the Lamas use the beads as offerings to buddha. FYI, the
beads can actually absorb the chants n such n it will self release
when u r in trouble. this is wad they call bi xie dang zai.