Mala counters are designed to help track and count large number of mantra reciations. In many Tibetan and Vajrayana traditions keeping exact track of your mantras is part of a tried and true rigorous method that works on the person at many different levels.
Mala counters, traditionally made with tassels featuring vajras and bells, are used to keep track of mantra recitations and accumulations, especially in Vajrayana practices, where counting mantras is a common practice. We use the dorje counter to keep count of each circuit of 100 that we make on the mala. Rose quartz mala is separately.
