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. 223

Details

• Dimensions: 2.5 × 2.25 × 1 in (6.4 × 5.7 × 2.5 cm)
• Material: Pure copper
• Image: Buddha