Buddhist Kartika Knife
About Our Kartika
The Buddhist Kartika Knife is a traditional tantric ceremonial knife. This knife has a silver body with intricate detailing and precious gemstones such as Ruby, Emerald, Coral, Turquoise, and Black stone. The knife's three faces are dyed conch shells, with blue, green, and red faces. The Kartika knife is used in Buddhist ceremonies to cut through attachment and negative emotions, and this beautifully crafted piece represents spiritual transformation and enlightenment.
Introduction to Ritual Dagger
The Kartika is a ceremonial Buddhist ritual tool shaped like a crescent knife or chopper, topped with a vajra that acts as a handle for the blade. It symbolizes the severance of all material and worldly bonds, while the vajra represents the destruction of ignorance, thus clearing the path to enlightenment.
While the Kartika is used in several Buddhist ceremonies, it is particularly important in the Tibetan practice of Chöd a ritual involving a form of self-sacrifice whereby the practitioner visualizes their own body as the offering in the form of a tantric feast. The Kartika is also famously used in the Tibetan sky burial ritual. The deceased are cut into small pieces and left for the vultures to consume on top of special gats or burial platforms. Interestingly, Kartika is also utilized in the practice of Feng Shui.
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Size: 52 cm(Height) x 14cm(Base)
Weight: 1.93 kg
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How to set up your own Buddhist Shrine?
-Find a clean, quiet, and uncluttered spot
-Set up an altar table, and cover it with an altar cloth that calls to you
-Place your sacred item (statue, thangka, or a picture of Buddha) at the center
