Ritual Charm

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Charm (gto) [GD]

Ritual Charm (gto/ gzhug gcod gto)

  • A type of ritual object, which sometimes takes the form of a gtor ma offering or a pictorial diagram, designed to turn inauspicious circumstances into good-luck and prosperity. See Nebesky-Wojkowitz, Oracles and Demons of Tibet, p. 380. GD (from the Glossary to Tibetan Elemental Divination Paintings)