"Bodhicitta" is a spontaneous wish to attain enlightenment motivated by great compassion for all sentient beings, accompanied by a falling away of the attachment to the illusion of an inherently existing self.

Buddha Chitta japa mala" or Phrengba are a traditional tool used to count the number of times a mantra is recited, breaths while meditating, counting prostrations, or the repetitions of a buddha's name. The Buddha-Chitta prayer beads originating from Guru Padma Sambava. Sambhava or Guru Rinpoche, who introduced Vajrayana Buddhism to Tibet, was in meditation retreat at the cave of Tongsum Tunda in present-day Kavre District of Nepal, he considered what he could do in a material way for the local people. He could see that they deserved to have peace, happiness and prosperity in future generations, in the interest of benefit for all sentient beings, so in his wisdom and enlightened activity he provided them with a special gift. Using his power, Guru Rinpoche introduced the unique Buddha-Chitta tree, which produces the exquisite seeds which are ideal for making Buddhist prayer beads or "mala". This tree, which to this day grows only in that area of Bahra -Temal, Kavre District, indeed brought good fortune for the local people, who still produce the Buddha-Citta prayer beads from its seeds.

The tree Ziziphus budhensis is a species of plant in the Rhamnaceae family endemic to the Timal region of Kavreplanchok in Central Nepal. It grows to be eight to ten meters tall. It is dimorphic. The sterile branches have longer spines, and the fertile branches have shorter spines or no spines. The alternate leaves are ovate and elliptic. It has white flowers in March and April. It fruits in May through August.

Ziziphus budhensis has an edible fruit and the tree is also used as cattle fodder. The seeds are used as beads to make Bodhichitta malas or Bodhi seed malas, used in Tibetan Buddhist worship. These are highly valued with a mala of 108 beads. The price of the mala varies according to the diameter and the face of the seed. Smaller the diameter bulkier is the price.Similarly mala with one face is most expensive followed by five faced , four faced , three faced , 2 faced and so on.Reportedly the Timal region boasts an annual Buddhachitta trade worth one billion Nepali rupees ($9.8 million) and the beads are being exported from Nepal to India, China, Singapore, Japan, and Korea.

Apart from the religious use, normal people who use these malas have reported in increase of prosperity, feeling of peacefulness and good luck in their lives. People have also acknowledged its benifit in regulating body blood pressure.