Phurba for comments

[mariusgmioc]

Originally Posted by Sajen

Hello Jose,

These ornate silver ones never have been in use, they are modern art work.

Regards,
Detlef

You mean that these phurbas "never have been in use" for slaying any demon or outer planar malefic being right?!

As opposed to other antique, museum pieces that have many confirmed kills of big nasty demons in their portfolio.

[Sajen]

Originally Posted by mariusgmioc

You mean that these phurbas "never have been in use" for slaying any demon or outer planar malefic being right?!

Hi Marius,

Yes, they are modern art pieces and not relevant to the culture there. And the silver is an alloy with low silver content. Real ones from wood, iron and brass.

Regards,
Detlef

[Ian]

I'm bringing this one back up just to explain why I sent it to the Miscellaneous Forum. The phurba is a religious symbol of Hindu-Buddhism, especially in Tibet. The three-sided, triangular, pointed section represents a tent peg. The peg is intended to immobilize a hostile spirit while the vajra or a representation of the god vajrakila at the other end channels energy (represented by thunderbolts) to nullify the spirit. The "blade" is actually not a representation of a blade at all. The phurba is not a dagger as such.

While a phurba looks as if it should be a dagger, that is not the interpretation of its form by its host religion.