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Mala (Tibetan prayer beads) are strings of beads used as an aid to prayer and the recitation of mantras in the Buddhist religion, much as a Catholic rosary is used (both share name similarity as well- both 'rosary' and 'mala' refer to garlands of flowers). A mala is held in the hand and rotated, one bead at a time, while mantras are recited.
Beads of varying number and material are used for various purposes: crystal for clearing obstacles, bone for subduing demons, etc. A kapala-mala is a mala string made of skulls carved from human bone.
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