This is a Tibetan Buddhist rosary comprising 108 bodhi beads made from the seeds of ( Ficus religiosa) , a sacred tree of the followers. It is divided into sections of amber, coral and turquoise beads. Although the number, arrangement and materials of prayer beads are different from each religion, symbolic associations are linked with flowers, gardens and prayer beads. In Tibet and India, the Sanskrit word japamala means " rose chaplet, " assuming that the beads were made from rolled petals of rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus).

During the Roman period rose flower was symbolic of beauty and perfection. " Rosary " is derived from rosarium " rose garden."

 They are 150 beads in a Roman Catholic rosary. The muslim rosary has 99 beads.