Our luxurious Buddhist mala contains 108 beads and has a beautifully organic look and feel. It's made from dark green turquoise beads, skull carved yak bone beads and lotus root beads, all finished with a sandalwood guru bead and a yak horn bead. Finished with a dark green tassel.

Traditionally made without a clasp, our mala necklace is designed to be slipped over the head.

Skulls are a particular motif of Buddhism and are designed to remind the wearer that the spirit is everything and the body nothing, and that after physical death, our spirt or soul lives on. They also serve as reminder that we should not become too attached to earthly things and in meditation, the contemplation of the skull allows us to rise above and away from the ego that can cause us so much unhappiness.

Measurements: total length 70 cm (hanging to a length of 35 cm or to the lower chest) plus tassel 7.5cm. Note that the tassel can be trimmed shorter if desired.