Hand-Carved Buddhist Kartika Knife - Sacred Vajrayana Ritual Tool
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Size: 17 cm(Height) x 11.5 cm(Width)
Weight: 0.28kg
Materials: Iron Body
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About The Ritual Item :
Hand-Carved Buddhist Kartika Knife, also known as the "Ritual Knife," is a powerful Vajrayana Buddhist tool that represents the cutting off of ignorance, attachment, and ego. This sacred dagger is essential to Tibetan Buddhist ceremonies, especially Dakini and Chöd practices. The crescent-shaped blade, beautifully hand-carved from iron, symbolizes the transience of life, while the vajra hold represents enduring knowledge and enlightenment.
Expert artisans have skillfully carved This handcrafted Kartika knife, resulting in beautiful workmanship and spiritual authenticity. This iron ritual knife, measuring 17 cm in height and 11.5 cm in width and weighing 0.28 kg, represents the beauty and devotion of Himalayan workmanship. This unique artifact is ideal for ritual offerings, meditation activities, or as a sacred altar tool. It boosts spiritual energy and deepens Buddhist practice.
Introduction To The Kartika Knife :
While the Kartika is used in many Buddhist rituals, generally in connection with the kapala (skullcap), it is especially essential in the Tibetan practice of Chöd, a ritual involving self-sacrifice in which the practitioner visualizes their own body as an offering at a tantric feast. The Kartika is also famous for its use in the Tibetan sky burial ritual, in which dead bodies are cut into small pieces and left on top of special gats or burial platforms for the vultures to consume. Unexpectedly, the Kartika is also used in Feng Shui practice.
How to set up your own Buddhist Shrine?
Find a clean, quiet, and uncluttered spot.
Please set up an altar table and cover it with an altar cloth that calls to you
Place your sacred item at the center
