A Japa mala or (Sanskrit:????; m?l?, meaning garland[1]) (Tib. threngwa[2]) is a set of beads commonly used by Hindus and Buddhists. Malas are for keeping count while reciting, chanting, mentally repeating mantra the name names deity. This practice known in Sanskrit as japa. typically made with 16, 27, 54 108 beads. ...