<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"  xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:dcterms="http://purl.org/dc/terms/"><dc:title xml:lang="en">malas</dc:title><dc:identifier>http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en?tema=31401461</dc:identifier><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher xml:lang="en">Getty Institute</dc:publisher><dcterms:created>2026-03-30 20:47:56</dcterms:created><dcterms:isPartOf xsi:type="dcterms:URI">http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en</dcterms:isPartOf><dcterms:isPartOf xml:lang="en">Tesaurus d&apos;Art i Arquitectura</dcterms:isPartOf><dc:format>text/html</dc:format> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">japa beads</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">japa mala</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">japa-mala</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">japamala</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">mala</dcterms:alternative> <dc:description xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Strings or garlands of beads used in Hinduism, Sikhism, and Mahayana Buddhism; often characterized by having 108 beads, often made of wood or bone, and used as an aid for repititions of a mantra or prayers. A mala may also offer protection to the one who wears it. ]]></dc:description></metadata>