Description
☛ GHAU: WHAT IS IT?
Ghau is a portable shrine in which an image of the owner’s personal deity (Ishta Devata) is kept wrapped in silk cloth. Most Tibetans used Ghau at home and during travel. At home, it is kept on alter but when traveling it is fastened at the cross belt. Generally, Ghau has trefoil shapes to and a window in the middle through which one can see the personal deity. Ghau is made of two parts which fit together to form a box. The back is usually left plain and the front is richly decorated.
☛ WHAT IS “OM MANI PADME UHM”?
Auṃ maṇi padme hūṃ (Sanskrit: ॐ मणि पद्मे हूँ, ) is the six-syllabled Sanskrit mantra particularly associated with the four-armed Shadakshari form of Avalokiteshvara, the bodhisattva of compassion. It first appeared in the Mahayana Kāraṇḍavyūhasūtra where it is also referred to as the sadaksara (six syllabled) and the paramahrdaya, or “innermost heart” of Avalokiteshvara. In this text the mantra is seen as condensed form of all the Buddhist teachings.
☛ DOUBLE DORJE :
The double vajra (Skt. vishva-vajra; Tib. རྡོ་རྗེ་རྒྱ་གྲམ་, dorje gyadram, Wyl. rdo rje rgya gram) or crossed vajra is formed from four lotus-mounted vajra-heads that emanate from a central hub towards the four cardinal directions, and symbolizes the principle of absolute stability.
☛ FINISHING: STONE SETTING
This Ghau is decorated with semi-precious stones and To achieve the beautiful pattern the stone care cut and glued onto the statue.
☛ CORAL STONE:
Coral represents diplomacy and competition. It quiets the emotions and brings peace to within the self. Facilitates intuition, imagination and visualization. Coral expedites and accelerates the transfer of knowledge. Coral strengthens the circulatory system and the bones of the body. It stimulates tissue regeneration and nourishes the blood cells. Treats disorders of the spinal canal, the alimentary canal, the nervous system, and the thalamus.
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