Tibetan Mala Yak Bone Mala Counters for Meditation This listing is for a small Yak bone mala counter Chupshed (in Tibetan we call it CHUPSHED) CHU means ten and SHED means stop. The reason is because there are ten beads that used for counting mantras or prostration. There are ten small yak bone beads on each counter. Each bead measures 2mm thick and 5 mm diameter and the bell and the dorje measures 1 inches long. This item is hand made in Kathmandu Nepal by Tibetan Artisans.