It is on the wall that Jack sees with the graffiti looking painting

Buddhist go , I believe it's Dec. 3, to the temple to hear the 108 bongs of the bell, which are supposed to drive off the 108 sins of the human condition.

It is on the wall that Jack sees with the graffiti looking painting

Buddhist go , I believe it's Dec. 3, to the temple to hear the 108 bongs of the bell, which are supposed to drive off the 108 sins of the human condition.

108 is also the sum of 4+8+15+16+23+42

yes, I know but 108 should still mean something or have some reference.

108 is also the sum of 4+8+15+16+23+42

I actually screamed when I opened up Calculator earlier and added those numbers up.

This is what I've found so far (notice the word Jin????):

One of the scriptures of Buddhism, “Hannya Shinkyo” describes “When the six aspects of kon 「根」 (eye「眼」, ear「耳」, nose「鼻」, tongue「舌」, body「身」 and spirit「意」) touch the six aspects of jin 「塵」 (color「色」, voice　｢声｣, smell「香」, taste「味」, touch「触」and justice「法」), the six kon create three worldly desires of good 「好」, bad 「悪」 and peace「平」, and become eighteen worldly desires, which is Sepai. Then another three worldly desires; pain「苦」, pleasure 「楽」and abandonment 「捨」touch the six kon to make another eighteen worldly desires, which added up to thirty-six (Sanseiru). These thirty-six worldly desires are related to the past, present and future, and then it becomes one hundred and eight (36 x 3), which is Suparinpei. In Japan , we have the tradition of hitting big bells in temples 108 times on New Years Eve, which is supposed to get rid of our 108 worldly desires and to remind us of Buddha’s spirit for all the people.

And from another site:

The sounds of temple bells, which ring one hundred and eight times at each temple at the turn of a year, are supposed to renounce one hundred and eight worldly desires in our minds. When our worldly desires disappear, we can greet a new year.

The worldly desires are separated into six classifications: visual, auditory, olfactory, gustatory, tactile and emotional. Each classification of desire is divided into three sub-classifications: lust, mediocrity and vice. Each of these three sub-classifications are further divided into two aspects: infection and purification. Last of all, each divided element is composed three timeframes: past, present and future. This brings the total variation of desire counts up to one hundred and eight. (6 × 3 × 2 × 3). People in old times made a pun playing with the number 108. (The number 108 is also made up from 4(Shi) × 9(Ku) × 8(Ha) × 9(Ku), which are continuously pronounced "Shi-Ku-Hakku"in Japanese. When put into Chinese letters,"Shi-Ku-Hakku" homonymouly means being in troubles and hardships. Therefore, 108 worldly desires are considered to be 108 sufferings.)

108 is also the sum of 4+8+15+16+23+42

Right when I saw 108 on the wall, I knew it was the numbers added up. Perhaps 108 is THE cursed number...And all the other numbers are just brought together, to the island, to form the actual horrid number...108.

I saw this on this page discussing the number 108 and Buddhism (http://www.luckymojo.com/buddhawalnut.html), I found this particular line interesting:

"Among some sects of Buddhism, there are said to be 108 human beings who could have achieved nirvana or buddhahood, but have chosen to reincarnate on Earth to serve suffering humanity."

Is Walt one of the 108?

Here's Wikipedia's entry (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/108_%28number%29) on 108. Some interesting (if short) reading there.

Haha i love "A significant number in the TV show Lost"

108 has strong religious ties, and I think that's why it was used.

108 The meaning of 108 (http://www.salagram.net/108meaning.html)

Some suggest that there are 108 paths to God.
The number 108 is used in Islam to refer to God.
1 stands for God or higher Truth
0 stands for emptiness or completeness in spiritual practice
8 stands for infinity or eternity
108 is said to refer to the number of Hindu deities. Some say that each of the deities has 108 names.
A holy symbol of Siva among the Saivites, for Siva Nataraja dances his cosmic dance in 108 poses.
Held sacred or otherwise significant by various Buddhist, Hindu, Sikh, and Jain traditions.
In the Jain religion, 108 are the combined virtues of five categories of holy ones, including 12, 8, 36, 25, and 27 virtues
respectively.
Goddess names: There are said to be 108 Indian goddess names.
The number of surat al-Kawthar in the Qur'an, the smallest one of the Book.
Stages of the soul: Said that Atman, the human soul or center goes through 108 stages on the journey.
Walt and Hurley playing backgammon; rolled 6-6-6, which could be 6x6x6 = 216/2=108
Claire's babies daddy said 6-6-6 as well.
108 * 2 = 216 (number of the anti-christ)
108 = 6² + 6² + 6², the sum of the squares of the three equal numerals making up the Biblical-Apocalyptic "number of the Beast", 666
"Sanskrit - The Language of the Gods"
http://www.meaus.com/Sanskrit-Language_of_the_G.html
"The secret teachings of the ancient Himalayan sages, the 108 main Upanishads, are said to had been revealed to them thousands of years ago, and since that time these teachings in Sanskrit have been faithfully passed orally from an accomplished teacher to a deserving student, in a long, uninterrupted lineage of the Himalayan masters for thousands of years." Sanskrit alphabet: There are 54 letters in the Sanskrit alphabet. Each has masculine and feminine, shiva and shakti. 54 times 2 is 108.
SHOSHU BUDDHIST
Followers use 108 beads in their malas. They implement the following formula:
6 x 3 x 2 x3 = 108
6 senses [sight, sound, smell, taste, touch, thought]
3 aspects of time [past, present, future]
2 condition of heart [pure or impure]
3 possibilties of sentiment [like, dislike, indifference]
108 beads in a Catholic prayer Rosary.
A Mala (Sanskrit word for prayer beads) usually has beads for 108 repetitions of a mantra
Sikh: The Sikh tradition has a mala of 108 knots tied in a string of wool, rather than beads.
Chinese: The Chinese Buddhists and Taoists use a 108 bead mala, which is called su-chu, and has three dividing beads, so the mala is divided into three parts of 36 each.Others


If you add up the numbers, 4 + 8 + 15 + 16 + 23 + 42 = 108, and subtract that from Hurley's net worth ( 156 - 108 = 48 ). 4 & 8 and the first two numbers from the sequence, also the number of plane crash survivors
Heart Chakra: The chakras are the intersections of energy lines, and there are said to be a total of 108 energy lines converging to form
the heart chakra. One of them, sushumna leads to the crown chakra, and is said to be the path to Self-realization.
Sri Yantra: On the Sri Yantra there are marmas where three lines intersect, and there are 54 such intersections. Each intersections
has masculine and feminine, shiva and shakti qualities. 54 times 2 equals 108. Thus, there are 108 points that define the Sri Yantra as
well as the human body.
Several different tai chi long forms consist of 108 moves.
Some say there are 108 styles of meditation.
earthly desires in mortals.
lies that humans tell.
feelings, with 36 related to the past, 36 related to the present, and 36 related to the future.
delusions or forms of ignorance.
The ancient Indians were excellent mathematicians and 108 may be the product of a precise mathematical operation (e.g. Powers of 1, 2, and 3 in math: 1 to 1st power=1; 2 to 2nd power=4 (2x2); 3 to 3rd power=27 (3x3x3). 1x4x27=108 ) which was thought to have special numerological significance.
Sun and Earth: The diameter of the Sun is 108 times the diameter of the Earth. The distance from the Sun to the Earth is 108 times the
diameter of the Sun.
Moon and Earth: The average distance of the Moon from the Earth is 108 times the diameter of the Moon.
Astrology: There are 12 constellations, and 9 arc segments called namshas or chandrakalas. 9 times 12 equals 108.
Chinese astrology holds that there are 108 sacred stars.
Silver and the moon: In astrology, the metal silver is said to represent the moon. The atomic weight of silver is 108.
SILLY TRIVIA:

16 years ago (from now) was 1989. If you add 19 and 89 you get 108.
If you use A=1, B=2 etc, and mispell Jack's last name (Shepherd), it equals 108
108 is also the number of stitches in an official major league baseball.
Pentagon: The angle formed by two adjacent lines in a pentagon equals 108 degrees.Atomic number of Hassium , artificially produced radioactive chemical element. A highly radioactive metal which does not occur naturally, and only a few atoms have ever been made. It is of research interest only. The chemical element was discovered in 1984
A chemical property of Hassium is Electronegativity (Pauling), and Sulfur and oxygen are also highly electronegative.
Classed in Group 8 because it's valence shell holds four electrons. Hassium can only be produced in the laboratory and has not been found in nature.

"SHOSHU BUDDHIST
Followers use 108 beads in their malas"

All Buddhist malas are 108 beads, not just Shoshu. (Though sometimes they have "spacer" beads, but they don't count.)