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The phurba (Tibetan: ཕུར་པ or ཕུར་བ, Wylie: phur pa or phur ba; alternate transliterations: phurpa, phurbu, purbha, or phurpu) [needs IPA] or kīla (Sanskrit Devanagari: कील; IAST: kīla) is a three-sided peg, stake, knife, or nail-like ritual implement deeply rooted in Indo-Tibetan Buddhism and Bön traditions.
A kartika or drigug (Sanskrit: kartari; Tibetan: གྲི་གུག་, Wylie: gri-gug, [1] or kartrika in Nepal [2]) is a small, crescent-shaped, hand-held ritual flaying knife used in the tantric ceremonies of Vajrayana Buddhism. The kartari is said to be "one of the quintessential attributes of the wrathful Tantric deities."
Among these later traditions [specify] opinions vary as to whether the boline is truly a magical tool or is merely of utilitarian purpose. Similarly, sometimes a white-hilted knife called a kirfane (various spellings) is used, for roughly the same purposes as the boline. [2] [3] The sickle from the Key of Solomon.
David-Néel writings rank among the most celebrated Western Buddhists' texts and contributed to the popularisation of the twenty-first century perception of Tibet and Tibetan Buddhism at large. [12] The reception of her publications wasn't always acknowledged as a reliable account of Tibet. For instance, David-Néel was accused of trickery by ...
Tibetan thokcha in the shape of a small arch. It may originally have been a tool used to open knots in leather straps that secured pack animal loads. [1]Thokcha (Tibetan: ཐོག་ལྕགས, Wylie: thog lcags; [2] also alternatively Tibetan: གནམ་ལྕགས, Wylie: gnam lcags [3]) are Tibetan amulets which are said to have fallen from the sky in traditional Tibetan folklore. [4]
Al Mar Knives is a production knife company headquartered in Tualatin, Oregon, United States. The company was established in 1979 by Al Mar and has a reputation for making tactical knives of innovative design. While headquartered in the United States, Al Mar knives were made in Seki City of Japan from 1979 to 2019. [1]
The Vajra (Sanskrit: वज्र, lit. 'Thunderbolt', IAST: Vajra) is a legendary and ritualistic tool, symbolizing the properties of a diamond (indestructibility) and a thunderbolt (irresistible force).
The Javanese kris is a ritual knife regarded as having magical powers, and Gerald Gardner was a recognized authority on these knives before he was involved in Wicca. [ 16 ] [ 15 ] There has been speculation [ 17 ] that Gardner's interest and expertise in antique swords and knives, and in particular the kris knives of Malaysia and Indonesia ...