About Gaus

The Tibetan Gau (or Ghau) is a prayer box or amulet container traditionally used by Tibetan Buddhists as a reliquary to hold and carry sacred objects. They were usually filled with small statues, tsa tsas or other representation of the owner’s meditational deity wrapped in silk cloth, along with other holy objects or blessed items.

Gaus were traditionally kept in custom-made silk pouches and carried close to the heart by the nomadic Tibetans during their travels as a source of protection and blessings. In modern times, they can also be used as a portable shrine, protective talisman or placed on your altar.

1. Remove the locking pin by sliding upwards.
2. Use your thumbnail to pry open the gau on the side opposite the hinge.
3. Fill with holy items such as relics or blessed objects.
4. Close the gau and secure with locking pin.

• Material: Brass
• Height: 50 mm (2-in)
• Width: 20 mm (0.8-in)
• Depth: 27 mm (1-in)
• Weight: 0.06 kg (0.14 lb)