TIBETAN BUDDHIST COPPER & BRASS MAHAKALA WRATHFUL PROTECTOR GHAU PENDANT NEPAL

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TIBETAN BUDDHIST COPPER & BRASS WRATHFUL MAHAKALA PROTECTOR DEITY AMULET NECKLACE SHRINE GHAU W/ MANTRAS
traditional & authentic Tibetan Buddhist "portable shrine" ghau amulet necklace
features the wrathful protector deity Mahakala
Mahakala is a protector of the dharma and dharma practitioners
the sewn leather square on each side is filled with special herbs, for extra protection!!
box measures 2 1/4" tall by 1 3/4" at the widest point & is 3/4" thick, not counting where the deitys face extends sculpturally above the flat surface
suspended on a nice leather cord around 32" in total length, though this can be shortened
inside the box is fabric with imprinted sacred mantras - prayer flags
the sides and back of the beautifully shaped box is made from copper
the front area is beautifully detailed brass, in a pretty shape and with beautiful detailing
currently has bits of prayer flags inside as a blessing, but it could be cut open and anything you wanted could be added
this can be opened - it is tied together with cord and could simply be retied closed in a similar way
maybe be strung around the neck or tied off to a belt or sash
brand new and imported directly from Nepal
for more information about the Nomadic khampas who created this ghau, see below
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ABOUT THE KHAMPAS:
The Khampas (people of Kham), who seem to have a reputation in Asia reminiscent of the Sioux on this continent, are a striking people. Incredibly skilled horse riders, they were also fierce warriors who fought a guerilla war against the Chinese for years in the face of scorched earth tactics and overwhelming odds before being finally crushed. Yet Kham was also filled with monasteries and produced many of the greatest meditation masters of the Kagyu and Nyingma Buddhist traditions. Of those who escaped into exile, a number of Khampa Buddhist teachers played key roles in introducing Tibetan Buddhism in the West.
The Kham Tibetans, better known as Khampa/Khamba ཁམས་པ་, number around 2 million. Khampa are traditionally known as the warriors of Tibet. Whether from Beijing or Lhasa, the Khampa have always been resistant to outsiders controlling their land. Throughout their long history, the Khampa have fought and killed anyone who tried to settle in their region.
Tibetan nomads live either in black
yak wool tents
or in white canvas tents.Their lives are simple and their possessions are few. Inside the tent, there will be a stove
in the center. There are no trees in the nomadic regions of Tibet so the main fuel used is dried yak dung. Each morning, the women go and spread yak dung out to be dried. This is one of the most important chores since all the cooking and boiling of water  as well as heating the tent depends on the use of dried yak dung. The nomadic regions of Tibet are extremely cold and can often times have snow even in the summer. Outside the tent there is usually a huge long wall of dried yak dung. Often times, Tibetan Buddhist symbols are made in the dried yak dung. Inside the tent there is also a small pile of dried yak dung.
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