This mala consists of 108 natural, non-lab-grown freshwater pearls sourced from Bhutan, strung with turquoise (6 mm option) or coral (5 mm option) spacer beads and fitted with an ornate sterling silver guru bead and a pair of counter strands.

"A raksha mala multiplies each recitation by 20 million, and a pearl mala by 100 million."

— Padmasambhava, in Gyatrul Rinpoche, The Generation Stage in Buddhist Tantra

Details

• Beads: 108
• Material: Freshwater pearl
• Guru bead: Silver
• Origin: Bhutan