Malas are a great way to keep track of your mantras. Both Hindus and Buddhists use these bead counters to keep track of how many times a mantra has been said. I have an 108 bead mala that I use on Thursdays per my jyotish's (vedic astrologer) direction. I have been thinking of getting an agarwood mala and was wondering if anyone owns one and if so where they got it and what their thoughts are on it. I know that chinese carvers are in large part responsible for the insane destruction of the wild oud market in SE Asia but I have seen what appear to be very nice malas from Indonesia and was looking for any input.