Handcrafted Gold-Plated Copper Phurba for Shrine
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Size: 21 cm(Height) x 3.2 cm(Width)
Weight: 0.17kg
Materials: Copper Body, Gold Plated
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About The Ritual Item :
Phurba is a beautifully constructed ceremonial object with elaborate embellishments and a gold finish that conveys reverence. The phurba stands 21 cm tall and has a gorgeous gold plating on its copper body, which adds to its spiritual and aesthetic significance. At the top of the phurba, two deity heads serve as symbolic representations, adding to their religious value. These heads perch above the piece's core element, a vajra, representing both power and the indestructibility of truth. The vajra is prominently positioned in the center, symbolizing the object's spiritual and ritualistic core.
The dagger at the bottom of the phurba is a pointy, symbolic tool for breaking through ignorance and impediments. The phurba's design smoothly mixes spiritual and artistic components, each contributing to the sacred goal. Combining deity heads, vajra, and blade forms a balanced and powerful image suitable for religious rituals. The gold-plated surface enhances the phurba's visual attractiveness and represents its connection to the holy, making it an essential and respected object in a shrine or temple environment.
Introduction To The Phurba :
The ceremonial dagger (Sanskrit: Kila; Tibetan: phurba) is essential for expelling evil and is thought to be especially effective in neutralizing the forces that obstruct 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
