This box pendant is a contemporary take on the classic Tibetan Ga'u or amulet box. It is sterling silver with the mantra "om mani peme hung" in gold plated letters running vertically on the face of the pendant.

The sides are embellished with two dorjes.  The dorjes are above and below a spiral design which is typically used in Himalayan Buddhist art to depict the ajna chakra or third eye of the Buddhas.

It also opens up and has a compartment for relics, personal prayers or other small objects invested with blessings or protective power.

The mantra, "om mani peme hum", is the six syllable invocation or prayer of the divine being, Chenrezig (Sanskrit: Avalokiteswara). Chenrezig can be thought of as pure compassion personified. His Holiness the Dalai Lama is considered to be an emanation of Avalokiteswara by Tibetan Buddhists.