Double Dorje Vajra Gao Gau Ghao locket with Kalachakra Buddhist Tibetan Style

Brass Buddha Prayer Pendant, Buddhist, Tibetan, Gao, Gau, Prayer Locket

Medicine Buddha

A Gao is a reliquary. (There are many spellings of this word.) This pendant can be opened. A devotee might fill the box with a fiber of cloth belonging to a Holy person or something that has significance to his or her spiritual path. On the back it is inscribed with the mantra, "Om mani padme hum." or "A jewel in a lotus."

Gao, Holy Reliquary

This large gao is sterling silver coral and turquoise on the front and copper on the back.  It was made as a holy reliquary for Tibetan Buddhists.

Little Gao, Holy Reliquaries, $22

Gao (Gau, Ghao) are holy reliquaries.  Inside you put a prayer, or relic that reminds you to stay on your path.
left - the dharma wheel - a symbol that what you put into the world comes back to you.
middle - the endless knot - a symbol of the endless cycle of death and rebirth.
right - the OM - the imperishable sound of the universe at creation.