Ritual 8+" Choice of Metals Tibetan Buddhist Tantric Ritual Dagger Phurba Kila

Description: Please let me know if you have a metal preference. If I still have it in stock, I will try to honor your request...or email me for availability. Currently I have 2 brass and 2 copper tonedTraditional Tibetan Buddhist Tantric ritual phurba, p'hurpa (Tibetan) or kila, kilaya (Sanskrit)Phurba also known as Kila in Sanskrit - it is a dagger with three sided peg which represents removal of obstacles and obscurationPhurba is used as a ritual implement to signify stability on a prayer ground during ceremonies, and only those initiated in its use, or otherwise empowered, may wield it. The energy of the Phurba is fierce, wrathful, piercing, affixing, transfixingfirst used by Padmasambhava in the 8th century3 headed molded from brass or copper toned metal, beautifully balanced, THOUGH THE DETAILING IS NOT WHAT IT USED TO BE FOR THIS PHURBA. I ORDERED THE SAME PHURBA FROM NEPAL BUT THE NEW ONES HAVE BEEN SORT OF CARELESSLY SMOOTHED by machine yielding sort of flat spots. Most phurbas cost close to $100. This one is a bargain. The condition of this batch is reflected in the price.I would return these but the cost of shipping to Nepal would be more than I originally paid for the phurbas.8 1/8 inches in length, over 11 ounces in weight, 15 ounces when packaged, thus the pricey First Class shipping costtraditional 3 sided blade - the sides of the Phurba destroy the three poisons: attachment, aversion, delusionIn this category you will find tantric ritual daggers or nails that are known by the name of Phurba in Tibetan or Kila in Sanskrit. The three sided Kila (representing the three root poisons transformed into their enlightened nature) is most typically associated with the wrathful deity Vajrakilaya. He is also known in Tibet as Dorje Phurba and is usually seen depicted with his consort Khorlo Gyedunma. Vajrakilaya is embodied in the kîla as a means of liberating violence, hatred, and aggressionthe 3 sided blade is held in the mouth of the mythical sea creature Makara and represents the power to transform the "3 poisons", or kleshas, into wisdomoften associated with wrathful Vajra-kila-ya, who holds a phurba in one of his hands I did a great deal of reading about the symbology and use of the phurba and there is a multitude of information out there, quite a fair amount of it contradictory! Please see the additional information I have attached below the listing.*** Buy With Confidence: We are practicing Buddhists We respect the importance of these religious materials We use the same products that we sell USA-based ***MUCH MORE ABOUT THE PHURBA: The fabrication of kīla is quite diverse. Having pommel, handle, and blade, kīla are often segmented into suites of triunes on both the horizontal and vertical axes, though there are notable exceptions. This compositional arrangement highlights the numerological importance and spiritual energy of the integers three (3) and nine (9). Kīla may be constituted and constructed of different materials and material components, such as wood, metal, clay, bone, gems, horn or crystal.Like the majority of traditional Tibetan metal instruments, the kīla is often made from brass and iron (terrestrial and/or meteoric iron. 'Thokcha(Tibetan ཐོག་ལྕགས, Wylie: thog lcags) means "sky-iron" in Tibetan and denote tektites and meteorites which are often high in iron content. Meteoric iron was highly prized throughout the Himalaya where it was included in sophisticated polymetallic alloys such as Panchaloha for ritual implements. The handle generally has a triune form as is common to the pommel and blade. The blade is usually composed of three triangular facets or faces, meeting at the tip. These represent, respectively, the blade's power to transform the negative energies known as the "three poisons" or "root poisons" (Sanskrit: mula klesha) of attachment/craving/desire, delusion/ignorance/misconception, and aversion/fear/hate. In Sanskrit it is called the kilaya or the kila, and in Tibetan it is called the phurba, phurpa. The phurba is also called 'the magic dagger'. 'Phur' is translated from the Sanskrit 'kila' and it means peg or nail. Padmasambhava is widely assumed to have invented the phurba. Padmasambhava used the phurpa to consecrate the ground when he established the Samye monastery in the 8th century. The phurba is a three-sided stake that is used in Buddhist rituals. Because Tibet has always been a nomadic culture, the tent is an important part of Tibetan lives, and placing the tent pegs into the ground is always seen as sacrificing the ground. The shape of the phurpa may have come from the stake used to hold down tents. The three-sided style of the phurba comes from an ancient vedic tool used to pin down sacrifices. The phurba has three segments on its blade. The three segments represent the power of the phurba to transform negative energies. These energies are known as the 'three poisons,' and are attachment, ignorance, and aversion. The three sides of the phurba also represent the three spirit worlds, and the phurba itself represents the axis of the three spirit worlds. The phurba brings the three spirit worlds together. The handle of the phurba represents 'wisdom', while the blade represents 'method'. The phurba is often stabbed down into a bowl of rice or other grains in Tibetan rituals. Phurbas can be made from wood, bone, or metals such as copper and brass. If more than one metal is used to make a phurba, it is done in a combination of three or nine metals, which are both meaningful combinations numerically. There are always carvings at the top of phurpas. Some popular images are skull heads or Buddha heads. Sometimes the Buddha heads come in threes to mirror the blade, so that each way the blade is turned, there is always a Buddha's head facing you. The phurba symbolizes stability, and it is often used during ceremonies. The phurba is often used by Tantric practitioners. The phurba can also hold demons in place. Only those who are empowered to use the phurpa may use it in these rituals. The phurba can be used to tether negative energies during ceremonies, or as a stabilizer. The blade on a phurba is never sharp, it is only used as a ritual dagger, not an actual weapon. The phurpa is also used by Dorje Phurba a.k.a. Vajrakilaya, who is the wrathful form of Vajrapani (who is one of the wrathful deities). Vajrakilaya is often seen holding the phurba on Buddhist statues and thangkas (Buddhist paintings). Vajrakilaya is a wrathful deity who removes obstacles. Vajrakilaya's consort is Khorlo Gyedunma, and she is a manifestation of the Green Tara. Phurpas are only to be used ritualistically by Shamans or those who have been taught how to properly do so. To use the phurba, practitioners first meditate, then they recite the sadhana of the phurba, and invite the deity to enter the phurba. They then stab the phurba into the ground, or into a bowl of rice or grain, and imagine that the evil spirits or negative energies are underneath the blade. Phurpas can also be used as decoration in homes and temples, and many use phurbas as part of their meditation rooms The Tibetan Buddhist phurba represents a dagger (although phurbas are not sharp) and is used in Buddhist Tantric philosophy to represent the ability to overcome obstacles and destroy evil. The phurba is also called a kila or kilaya. The kilaya is used in Himalayan shamanic ceremonies as well as in Buddhism. View more great items

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