Handmade in Nepal
	
Length: Approx.  12"
	
Bead Size: 6mm
	
Beads: 108
	
Made with stretchy nylon cord and you can wear it as a bracelet too
	
Due to the natural methods used to dye this product, these beads are not waterproof
	 
 
Malas or Buddhsit prayer beads are similar to other prayer beads used in various world religions. Malas are used to keep track while one recites, chants, or mentally repeats a mantra or the name or names of a deity. Malas are used as a tool to keep count of mantra repetitions. Mantras are spiritual syllables or prayers and are usually repeated many times.In  Buddhism, one mala constitutes 100 recitations of a mantra and each mala or prayer beads have 108 beads.