Filled Pure Copper Gau

This small gau (amulet box) is made of pure copper and bears an image of the Buddha. A gau is a Tibetan reliquary, worn or kept close to hold sacred substances and relics; this one comes filled with a collection of consecrated relics and blessing pills.Filled with: Mendrup (guru dewa chenpo) Dramze keduun rilbu Relic pills from Tertön Pedgyal Lingpa Vajrasattva pills from Sangngag Rinpoche Long-life pills from Kathog Situ Rinpoche A piece of Pema Lingpa's treasure iron Multiple tagdrol (liberation-through-wearing relics) “The ga’u is usually fashioned as a small round, square or torana-shaped metal amulet-box with a detachable back, and made of beaten brass or silver. Its front is highly decorated with an intricate repoussé design of auspicious symbols and entwining jewel, flower, cloud, or lotus motifs.”— Robert Beer, The Encyclopedia of Tibetan Symbols and Motifs, p. 223Details Dimensions: 2.5 × 2.25 × 1 in (6.4 × 5.7 × 2.5 cm) Material: Pure copper Image: Buddha