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Phurba (Tibetan Dagger/Peg/Nail)

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One of the oldest types of 'medicine tools' from the shamanic traditions in the Himalayas is the phurba (phurbu or phurpa). Known variously as a demon dagger, magical knife, thunder nail, or diamond spike, this three-sided blade is a powerful ritual implement used by shamans, magicians, tantrikas (tantric practitioners), and lamas of different ethnic backgrounds and spiritual orientations. These daggers also were traditionally used to pin down demonic influences as part of a process of taming them. The triple blade represents the cutting through of the three root poisons of ignorance, desire and hatred.

The triple blade of the phurpa symbolizes the overcoming or cutting through of the three root poisons of ignorance, desire, and hatred, and also represents control over the three times of past, present and future. The triangular shape represents the element of fire and symbolizes wrathful activity. The tenacious grip of the makara-head at the top of the blade represents its ferocious activity. It can also be used as Yantra to store personal power and also for ritual protection to destroy demons in Tibetan mythology. They are one of the more occult items that has come from the Bonpo shaman religion of pre-Buddhist Tibet.

Khadga (Tibetan Flaming Sword)

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The Khadga or Fire Sword is a symbol of enlightenment used to destroy ignorance which is the enemy of liberation from the bonds of wordly attachments.

This beautiful piece features a solid brass Tibetan Dragon at the hilt, holding the heavy (unsharpened) iron blade. The top of the handle is crowned with a "dorjie" or Viswa Vajra which represents that which cannot be destroyed, but destroys all evil.

The tip of the Khadga ends with detailed copper colored brass flames, again signifying the destruction of evil forces and protection.

Seven Metal Tibetan Bell

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Like the church bell, the Buddhist hand bell sends the message to evil spirits that they must stay away from the consecrated area where the ritual is being performed. In ritual the bell is paired with the vajra. The vajra represents the compassion of the Buddha, the masculine principle; and the bell represents wisdom, the female principle. To achieve enlightenment, those two principles must be combined. The bell is visualized as the Buddha's body, the vajra is visualized as his mind, and the sound of the bell is visualized as Buddha's speech in teaching of the dharma.

The use of the bell and vajra differs according to the ritual performed or the sadhana chanted. The vajra can be used for visualization or evocation of deities; ringing the bell can be used to request protection or other actions from a deity, or it can represent the teaching of dharma, and can also be a sound offering. As one example of their use, during meditation on the deity Vajrasattva, the vajra is placed on the chest of the practitioner, meaning that Vajrasattva is brought to the meditator, and they become one and inseparable. Ringing the bell then represents the sound of Buddha teaching the dharma and symbolizes the attainment of wisdom and the understanding of emptiness.

EDIT: sorry don't know how to reduce size, Im not good with computers.

Sorry about that won't happen again.

This post has been edited by Hermetic: Aug 5 2005, 11:49 PM