Tibetan solid phurba pendant from Nepal

 


An extremely rare handcrafted piece, I discovered it in a small smithy in Kathmandu. The processing is very clean, fine and rich in detail. A great part!

Dimensions: 2.5" long, 1.4 cm wide

 

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).

Great detail, the spearhead comes out of a dragon's mouth!

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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). uddha Buddhismus Mönch Nepal Butan Bhutan Ladakh tibetisch tibetische thangka mala schmuck lucky symbol symbols auspicious kette ring nepalesisch tibetisch tibetanisch tibetische tibetanische tibeter tibetaner tibet