What is a Malla?
The Tibetan Buddhist mala, or beaded rosary aims to practitioner in counting mantra recitations while also helping one to focus concentration and awareness. As one works the malas’ beads with one is fingers, recites the mantra and visualizes the deity, one is at once involving the body speech and mind. A mala is composed of 108 beads and a vase or guru bead. Each bead corresponds to one of the 108 virtues of the Buddha.
