Chinese Zodiac Ebony Bead Bracelet - Year of the OxMala Bead Bracelet, crafted with fine Ebony Wood decorated with Sterling Silver Ox, set with sparkling Diamonds in eyes. Mala beads (or prayer beads) are the rosary beads commonly used by Mahayana Buddhists, and Hindus for the spiritual practice known in Sanskrit as japa. It is usually made from 108 beads, though other numbers are also used. These beads are used for keeping count while reciting, chanting, or mentally repeating a mantra or the name or