Tibetan Pray Beads

Tibetan pray bead is use for counting mantras, chants or prayers.



Tibetan pray beads  (Sanskrit:माला; mālā, meaning garland (Tib. threngwa) is a set of beads commonly used by Buddhists.  Malas are used for keeping count while reciting, chanting, or mentally repeating a mantra or the name or names of a deity. In Tibetan Buddhism, traditionally malas of 108 beads are used. Some practitioners use malas of 21 or 28 beads for doing  prostrations. Doing one 108-bead mala counts as 100 mantra recitations; the extra repetitions are done to amend any mistakes.
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Number of Beads in prayer 
Traditionally, Buddhist have 108 beads, representing the 108 human passions that Avalokiteshvara assumed when telling the beads. This number also ensures the worshipper repeats the sacred mantra at least 100 times, the extra beads allowing for any omissions made through absentmindness in counting or for the loss or breakage of beads.

Before being knotted, the string is passed through a large central bead and two smaller beads. These three additional beads keep the rest in place and indicate the completion of a cycle of mantras. They also symbolize the Three Jewels of Buddhism: the Buddha, the dharma, and the sangha. The hidden string that passed through all the beads symbolizes the penetrating power of the Buddhas.

Functions and Uses of Buddhist Prayer Beads
Mantras are often repeated hundreds or even thousands of times. The basic function of the mala is to allow one to think about the meaning of the mantra as it is chanted without having to also concentrate on counting the repetitions. Each time the mantra is repeated, the fingers move to the next bead.

Prayer beads are generally worn as bracelets and often carry longer strings of beads as necklaces.
Mantras are typically repeated hundreds or even thousands of times. The mala is used so that one can focus on the meaning or sound of the mantra rather than counting its repetitions.  

 Tibetan pray beads are made from a variety of materials, most commonly wood. Preferred woods are sandalwood or sacred wood from the bodhi tree, precious and semi-precious stones, including pearls, rubies, crystal, amber, coral, or jade, or precious metals such as gold. They can also be made of seeds, animal bone (most commonly yak bone), and sometime even human bone.

The string that holds the beads together is usually made of silk, but is sometimes made of human hair. In Buddhist Tantra or Vajrayana, materials and colors of the beads can relate to a specific practice.


Have a favorite gemstone or wood? How about a favorite color or charm? Let us know and we’ll customize a Mala just for you.

We offer our handmade 108 Bead mala prayer beads here. We use the sturdiest bead cord, real three holed "guru beads" finished with a Tibetan Snake or (Blessing) Knot

 

Green Jade Wrist Mala

Price: $10.00

Blue Jade is a stone of prosperity. It is often used for financial healing. It balances and creates harmony between impoverishment and abundance. Blue Jade is a stone of spiritual wealth.

Red Jade Prayer Beads Mala

Price: $30.00

 Red Jade is an active stone used to diffuse tense situations and release energy.

Yellow Jade Prayer

Price: $40.00

 Yellow Jade is an active stone used to diffuse tense situations and release energy

Turquoise Mala Prayer Beads

Price: $49.00

 
 Turquoise has been attributed with healing powers, prosperity and spirituality.

Yellow Crystal Prayer Beads

Price: $68.99

Yellow Crystal is a stone of amplification and clarity.  It can be used for focus in one’s every day life. It can also be used for clarification in seeking direction in meditation. The Crystal inclusions are often used for scrying and divination.

Bone Handmade Prayer Beads

Price: $29.

Medicine Mala made from Yak Bone, Coral, and Turquoise Prayer Beads Mala on Hemp

Price: $75.00

 Medicine Mala made from Yak Bone, Coral, and Turquoise Prayer Beads Mala on Hemp

YakBone Coral Turquoise Mala

Price: $119.00

 we make animal bone mala especially to repay kindness to the animal

Price: $119.00 

Yak Bone Mala with spacer of Coral and Turquoise.

yak bone mala price $30

 

Price: $130.00

 Yak Horn Mala with Two Copper Mala Counters

Price: $29.00

 Tibetan Buddhist Bodhi Tsay Seed Prayer Beads Mala- 108 Beads

Price: $39.00

 Skull Shaped Prayer Beads- 108 Beads

Tiger Eye Prayer Beads

Tiger eye stone is 

Lapis Lazuli Mala

Price: $100.00

Lapis is considered the stone of truth and friendship. Rose Quartz is called the love stone. It opens up the heart to give and receive love.

Price: $30.00

 Dark Rudraksha Seeds Mala

Rudraksha—the eye of Rudra [Shiva] is considered to be the most potent manifestation of the Cosmic Force. Hence Rudraksha is the object of veneration and also the source to reach the higher self.Rudraksha is often believed to symbolize the link between the earth and the heaven. These beads are the seeds of the Rudraksha  obtained from Rudraksha trees.

Price: $30.00

White Yak Bone Prayer Beads with counters

Rose Quartz Prayer Beads

Price: $30.00

 Rose Quartz is called the love stone. It opens up the heart to give and receive love.

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Boddhi Tsay Seed Wrist Mala

Price: $16.99

 Bodhi Tsay are considered the most auspicious material to use as prayer beads. This Bodhi seeds prayer beads mala is for meditation. It can be worn as a bracelet when you are not using it.  This  beads are the seeds of the Bodhi obtained from Bodhi Tree.   










 

Goldstone Wrist Mala

Price: $22.99

Red goldstone is associated with vitality and energy. Blue Goldstone is associated with learning and communication.

Rudraksha Seed Wrist Mala

Price: $10.00

Rudraksha—the eye of Rudra [Shiva] is considered to be the most potent manifestation of the Cosmic Force. Hence Rudraksha is the object of veneration and also the source to reach the higher self.Rudraksha is often believed to symbolize the link between the earth and the heaven. These beads are the seeds of the Rudraksha  obtained from Rudraksha trees.

Price: $10.00