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TIBETAN SACRED BUDDHIST HANDMADE GHAU RITUAL PRAYER BOX AMULET PENDANT NEPAL
Size: 1.25" Width X 1.8" Length
Weight: .45 oz / 13 g
More Info on Ghau:
A prayer box, Gau (also spelled Ghau or Gao), is a Tibetan Buddhist amulet container made of metal and worn as jewelry. As a small container used to hold and carry powerful amuletic objects. Ghau, the Prayer box, a small box type pendant is also to keep small sacred items, such as Turquoise (to ward off evil), lection or Tibetan incense etc
Traditionally, prayer boxes are used by Tibetans as portable shrines where prayers and sacred relic are kept. These prayer boxes marry that traditional concept with the Tibetan fascination for beautiful Jewelry. Tibetans write their wishes and prayers on a piece of paper and put it into the prayer box which they wear daily. By so doing, they believe that their godliness will be invoked in protecting as well as realizing the prayer or wish.
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