Long Bodhi Seed Mala - Natural StainBodhi Seed Malas are Special If you are after a mala that is comfortable, solid to hold and tactile, then you are at the right place. A Bodhi seed mala is considered to be spiritually potent and therefore used during prayer and meditation. Bodhi trees are indigenous to Nepal and the Himalayan region. Their seeds can be identified by the distinct eye patterns that occur naturally on them, and have been historically used for making malas. The word