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Deities depicted with a Mala:
- Amoghapasha
- Avalokiteshvara
- Brahmanarupa Mahakala
- Chaturmukha Mahakala
- Maitreya
- Prajnaparamita
- Shadbhuja Mahakala
- Shiva
- Others...

Videos:
- Mala: Prayer Beads
- Mala: Prayer Beads Represented in Art

Persons Depicted with a Mala:
- Hvashang
- Kache Gonpawa
- Nyangral Nyima Ozer
- Shangton Chobar (Teacher)
- Wangdu Nyingpo (Teacher)
- Others...

The mala (prayer beads) are found throughout painting and sculpture as an attribute for a teacher or deity. They are also found together with miscellaneous ritual objects.

Jeff Watt 7-2013

(The images below are only a small selection of teachers and deities that hold a mala, or are associated with the mala).

Teacher (Lama)
Karmapa 9, Wangchug Dorje

Teacher (Lama)
Dragpa Gyaltsen (Jetsun)

Teacher (Lama)
Dolpopa Sherab Gyaltsen

Teacher (Lama)
Marpa Chokyi Lodro

Shiva (Indian God)

Teacher (Lama)
Dalai Lama

Teacher (Lama)
Dalai Lama

Teacher (Lama)
(unidentified, male, monastic)

Teacher (Lama)
(unidentified, male, monastic)

Teacher (Lama)
(unidentified, male, lay)

Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva & Buddhist Deity)
Resting in the Nature of Mind