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Malas are prayer or rosary beads used for reciting repetitions of prayers or mantras, and help to facilitate ritualized
meditation practice.
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A full mala is usually 108 counting beads. In Tibetan Buddhism, one mala
constitutes 100 recitations of a mantra. There are 8 additional recitations
done to ensure proper concentration. One holds the mala with the left hand
and begins to recite from the guru bead, clockwise around the mala.
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