Small phurba pendant with demon head from Nepal


The small pendant comes from a small Tibet shop at the foot of the Swayambunath Stupa in Kathmandu.

It is delicate and has a length of 4 cm, a maximum width of 1 cm and is made of brass.

It looks very beautiful worn by both men and women.

The phurba is a protective symbol and is used in Buddhism to ward off negative influences.

It is used to ward off demonic forces - meaning demons, illnesses, psychic forces. In Tibetan rituals, the shape of a demon is formed from fruits. There is purification through prayer, protection through putting on a ritual robe, invocation of the protective deities. Then follows a longer ritual in which mantras are spoken again and again and finally the phurba is pushed into the fruit figure while calling out a "completion mantra". Fruits are used because fruits are carriers of life and can therefore absorb demonic forces on behalf of other life (e.g. the person seeking help).

The phurba is delivered without a leather strap.


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The small pendant comes from a small Tibet shop at the foot of the Swayambunath Stupa in Kathmandu. It is delicate and has a length of 4 cm, a maximum width of 1 cm and is made of brass. The phurba is a protective symbol and is used in Buddhism to ward off negative influences. It is used to ward off demonic forces - meaning demons, illnesses, psychic forces. In Tibetan rituals, the shape of a demon is formed from fruits. There is purification through prayer, protection through putting on a ritual robe, invocation of the protective deities. Then follows a longer ritual in which mantras are spoken again and again and finally the phurba is pushed into the fruit figure while calling out a "completion mantra". Fruits are used because fruits are carriers of life and can therefore absorb demonic