June 24th, 2008Archive

Malas/Prayer Beads

June 24th, 2008 | Buddhist Info | 2 comments

Buddhist prayer malas/beads are used for counting sacred mantras (prayers). The main idea of using mala beads is to drive away the evil and fill you and all beings with peace and harmony. The most common use of Buddhist prayer mala beads is for the recitation of a mantra; like “Om Mani Padme Hum”. I [...]