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..A [[gau]] is considered a portable [[shrine]] by [[Buddhists]], who keep [[Buddha]] statue of their personal [[deities]] inside...."[[Gau]] is a unique type of [[amulet]] in which [[Tibetans]] keep [[sacred]] items. The contents may include a [[Buddha]] statue, [[sacred]] [[medicine]] (Tib:[[Dutsi]]), [[Dharma]] texts or [[mantras]], special [[sacred]] pills made by high [[lamas]] and images of [[deities]]. It is [[traditional]] to ask a [[Lama]] to bless your [[gau]]. This is then said to have great power to {{Wiki|protect}} the wearer from all [[manner]] of [[obstacles]]. | ..A [[gau]] is considered a portable [[shrine]] by [[Buddhists]], who keep [[Buddha]] statue of their personal [[deities]] inside...."[[Gau]] is a unique type of [[amulet]] in which [[Tibetans]] keep [[sacred]] items. The contents may include a [[Buddha]] statue, [[sacred]] [[medicine]] (Tib:[[Dutsi]]), [[Dharma]] texts or [[mantras]], special [[sacred]] pills made by high [[lamas]] and images of [[deities]]. It is [[traditional]] to ask a [[Lama]] to bless your [[gau]]. This is then said to have great power to {{Wiki|protect}} the wearer from all [[manner]] of [[obstacles]]. | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:14, 28 March 2024
..A gau is considered a portable shrine by Buddhists, who keep Buddha statue of their personal deities inside...."Gau is a unique type of amulet in which Tibetans keep sacred items. The contents may include a Buddha statue, sacred medicine (Tib:Dutsi), Dharma texts or mantras, special sacred pills made by high lamas and images of deities. It is traditional to ask a Lama to bless your gau. This is then said to have great power to protect the wearer from all manner of obstacles.
