Description
Large Gold Plated Phurba Dagger - Tibetan Ritual Dagger in Copper
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Size: 28cm (Height) x 6cm (Width)
Weight: 0.84kg
Materials: Copper Body, Gold Plated
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About The Ritual Item :
This Large Gold Plated Phurba Dagger has a three-sided blade that represents the transformation of the three poisons—ignorance, attachment, and aversion—to wisdom. At its core, a Makara (mythical creature) represents protection and courage, while lotus motifs reflect the purity that emerges from samsara. The blade is utilized in rituals to target negative energy and ground the mind and space in sacred awareness.
At the top, the wrathful deity's face, capped with a five-skull crown, represents intense compassion and control of the five poisons. Snakes snake around the handle, representing spiritual strength and transformation. The final flame at the tip denotes ultimate wisdom, rounding out this Phurba's position as a potent tool for purification and protection.
Introduction To The Phurba :
The ceremonial dagger (Sanskrit: Kila; Tibetan: phurba) is essential for expelling evil and is considered especially effective in neutralizing the forces obstructing Tantric Buddhist practice. It has ancient origins, first appearing in the Indian Rg Veda as the core blade of the vajra used by Indra to destroy the primordial cosmic snake Vritra. Kila, a peg or stake in Sanskrit, was most likely associated with Vedic sacrifices. Meditation on the Vajrakila Tantra, an early Indian scripture first promoted in Tibet in the eighth century by Padmasambhava, one of the founding teachers of Tibetan Buddhism, is used to invoke the three-headed Vajrakila Buddha.
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
