{"product_id":"phurba-dague-rituelle-du-tibet-n-4","title":"Phurba - Tibetan ritual dagger No. 4","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePhurbas are ritual daggers associated with deities of \u003cem\u003eVajrayana\u003c\/em\u003e Buddhism. Made up of a blade, a handle and a pommel, these carved daggers are often made of brass and metal, but also of wood, as here. The pommel of a phurba often depicts the three faces of \u003cem\u003eVajrakila\u003c\/em\u003e (joyful, peaceful, wrathful), but can also depict the Tibetan snow lion, a stupa... The blade traditionally has three faces that meet at the tip. They symbolise the dagger's power to transform the negative energies of the \"three poisons\": attachment\/craving\/desire, delusion\/ignorance\/false views, and aversion\/fear\/hatred.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTechnically, in rituals the phurba is meant to pierce the earth vertically.\u003c\/span\u003e Phurbas are known to symbolise peace and stability, and are used to ward off demons. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePadmasambhava is regarded as the inventor of the phurba. In the 8th century, \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003ePadmasambhava is said to have used the phurba to bless the ground on which he founded the Samye monastery. In Tibet, tents have always played a special role because nomadic culture is very present there, and driving tent pegs into the ground could be interpreted as a sacrifice of the earth. The shape of the phurba may therefore derive from the pegs used to fix these tents to the ground. In rituals, \u003c\/span\u003eonly shamans and certain other individuals are allowed to use a phurba. The blade of these magical daggers is not really sharpened, as its purpose is spiritual rather than destructive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDimensions: H45cm x W3.5cm x D3.5cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOrigin: India\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaterial(s): Wood\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Orpaï Studio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42965844426920,"sku":"674766","price":95.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0552\/3285\/6232\/files\/file.png?v=1714819019","url":"https:\/\/orpai-studio.com\/en-dk\/products\/phurba-tibetan-ritual-dagger-no-4","provider":"Orpaï Studio","version":"1.0","type":"link"}