Malas, or garland in Sanskrit, are also called japamala, japa beads, juzu beads, or worry beads. Mala beads are commonly used by Tibetan, Indian, Hindu, Chinese, Korean, and Japanese Buddhist monks, Himalayan Buddhists, Zen priests, or nichirens. They normally have 108 beads plus dividers and a guru bead. The number, 108, is considered a sacred number in Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism, and some Sikh traditions. It represents the 108 volumes containing the words of the Buddha. Within the mala bead material, Rudraksha seed beads have their special and important connotation. An ancient legend says that the all-mighty creator woke up after a thousand years of meditating for the welfare of all creatures and began to shed tears that crystallized into seeds and grew the first Rudraksha tree.