Gau, Mini Gold Plates Box with Buddha & Auspicious Symbols, 30mm Long including Loop
SKU: ASF-499
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Description
- Mini gold plated amulet case (Gau) with Buddha image on the front and auspicious symbols on the back. 30mm long including loop
- Removable back for inserting additional special protective items.
- Tibetans believe that natural features (mountains, rocks, rivers) and forces (winds, hail, sandstorms) are imbued with spirits that may be beneficial or malignant. The evil ones cause destructive weather, accidents, crop failures, disease or death.
- To protect oneself from these dangers, people solicit the help of friendly forces for protection against the evil ones. Similar beliefs, shared throughout the Himalayan region, have ensured the widespread, and enduring, popularity of gau, regardless of religion or national boundaries.
- The gau usually contain prayers or mantras written on paper or cloth, herbs, medicines, or small objects believed to carry powerful protective energy.