Tibetan Lord Mahakala Ghau Box Necklace Shrine good 5 Skulls transmute to 5 Wisdoms Protective Amulet with Prayer Flag inside from Kathmandu

Tibetan Lord Mahakala Ghau Box Necklace Shrine 5 Skulls transmute to 5 Wisdoms Protective Amulet with Prayer Flag inside from Kathmandu

AWESOME find! These are old Ghau boxes from Tibet and Nepal. The face of the Ghau/prayer box depicts the Deity Mahakala with a crown of five skulls, which represent the transmutation of the five kleśās (negative afflictions) into the five wisdoms. The sides and back are copper and the back opens to reveal an old Tibetan prayer flag. I didn't remove the back so as not to disturb the magick and energy inside.

The Ghau box is suspended from a brown leather strap measuring 23" and slips over my head quite easily.

Please refer to the photos as they are an important part of the description. All weights and measures are approximate. Due to the use of a macro lens you may see details not visible to the naked eye. Colors may vary from one computer monitor to the next.

Details:

Box Size: 55" top to bottom and 53" side to side at widest point, 25mm front to back
Hung from a 25" brown leather strap making the prayer box easy to slip over your head
Contents: I haven't opened these two, I have one more that I removed the back from and it's got an old Tibetan prayer flag inside just as described when I acquired these from Nepal.


GHAU - HEALING AMULET
Eastern Healing Arts 2008


Many Buddhists in Tibet, Nepal, Bhutan, India, and now all over the world use a prayer box pendant called a “Ghau”. These ghau are mostly made of silver, however the Tibetan artisans also use brass, copper, gold and other metals. Ghau often have intricate designs, auspicious symbols and mantras inscribed on their outer surface Ghau also often contain semi-precious gemstones which have various healing effects on the wearer. Turquoise, considered by many as a master healing stone, Lapis Lazuli and coral are especially popular in Tibetan prayer box design for their beauty and healing properties. Other gemstones used by the Tibetan craftsman include: amber, carnelian, amethyst, malachite, onyx, and topaz.

The Ghau opens to a concealed inner space, and is traditionally used by Tibetan Buddhists to hold a picture of their favorite deity or Lama, a folded up scroll of sacred mantras, special herbs or sacred relics. The Ghau is used as an amulet to help the wearer to ward off negative energy and attract blessings. A Ghau are also used as a portable shrine and are worn on a cord around the neck and hung close to the heart.

In different religions and cultures, these boxes have different names. While Tibetan Buddhists call it a "Ghau" (Gau or Gao), Latin Americans call it a "Package Amulet," African-Americans say "Conjure Bag" or "Mojo Hands," good South Americans have "Charm Vials" and contemporary Americans sometimes refer to them as "Wish Boxes". While there may be some debate as to where the prayer box first originated, they are treasured by many faiths, and even by nonreligious individuals.
{ Above info from easternhealingarts.com}

About Mahakala
Mahākāla is a Sanskrit bahuvrihi of mahā (महत्; "great") and kāla (काल; "time/death"), which means "beyond time" or death.[4]

The literal Tibetan translation is "Nagpo Chenpo" (Tibetan: ནག་པོ་ཆེན་པོ།), although when referring to this deity, Tibetans usually use the word Gönpo (Tibetan: མགོན་པོ།, Wylie: mgon po).

According to Shaktisamgama Tantra, the spouse of Kali is extremely frightening. Mahakala has four arms, three eyes and is of the brilliance of 10 million black fires of dissolution, dwells in the midst of eight cremation grounds. He is adorned with eight skulls, seated on five corpses, holds a trident, a drum, a sword and a scythe in his hands. He is adorned with ashes from the cremation ground and surrounded by numbers of loudly shrieking vultures and jackals. Among his side is his consort Kali and they both represent the flow of time. Both Mahakala and Kali/Mahakali represent the ultimate destructive power of Brahman and they are not bounded by any rules or regulations. They have the power to dissolve even time and space into themselves and exist as Void at the dissolution of the universe. They are responsible for the dissolution of the universe at the end of Kalpa. They are also responsible for annihilating great evils and great daemons when other gods, Devas and even Trimurtis fail to do so. Mahakala and Kali annihilates men, women, children, animals, the world and the entire universe without mercy because they are Kala or Time in the personified form and Time is not bound by anything and Time does not show mercy, nor does it wait for anything or anyone.[5]

Mahākāla is typically black in color. Just as all colors are absorbed and dissolved into black, all names and forms are said to melt into those of Mahakala, symbolizing his all-embracing, comprehensive nature. Black can also represent the total absence of color, and again in this case it signifies the nature of Mahakala as ultimate or absolute reality. This principle is known in Sanskrit as "nirguna", beyond all quality and form, and it is typified by both interpretations.[6]

All schools of Tibetan Buddhism rely on Mahākāla. He is depicted in a number of variations, each with distinctly different qualities and aspects. He is also regarded as the emanation of different beings in different cases, namely Avalokiteśvara (Wylie: spyan ras gzigs) or Cakrasaṃvara (Wylie: 'khor lo bde mchog). Mahākāla is almost always depicted with a crown of five skulls, which represent the transmutation of the five kleśās (negative afflictions) into the five wisdoms.
(Mahakala info courtesy of Wikipedia)

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