April 27, 2016Buddhist Ayurvedic Sanskrit Terms, Buddhist Glossary, Buddhist Sanskrit TermsLosang Jinpa, D.Ayur, PhD A mala in Buddhist and Hinduism refers to prayer beads. In Ayurvedic medicine mala refers to wastes that must be excreted from the system, but which serve the body between their creation and excretion, i.e., feces, urine, and sweat.