Prayer Mala or beads are usually used by Buddhists around the world especially in Tibet, Nepal and India. On each Beads Carved with Six Tibetan syllable Mantra OM MANI PADME HUM and it is the mantra of Avalokteshwara the Buddha of compassion and It means HAIL TO THE JEWEL IN THE LOTUS.
Mani means jewel and padma means lotus. Malas are usually used for meditation, counting mantras, and prostration and those counters are especially for counting when you do prostration or in a retreat for counting mantras
Suggested Mantras for this mala "Om Muni Muni Maha Muni ye soha" To Lord Buddha Shakyamuni "Om Tare Turi Tutari Turi Soha" To White Tara "Tayatha Om Pekatse Pekatse Maha Pekatse Raza Samu Gati Soha" To medicine Buddha.