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  prakam

 

Thailand

Prakam are strings of beads used in Buddhism and similar to prayer beads used in other religions, such as Roman Catholicism, Hinduism and Islam, where they are known as rosary or chaplet, japa mala, and misbaha or tasbih, respectively.