Tibetan Phurba Ritual Dagger | Handcrafted Copper Vajrayana Sculpture

Traditional Buddhist Phurba | Detailed Copper Ritual Sculpture with Wooden Display Base

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Size: 23cm (Height) x 8cm (Width)
Weight: 0.34kg
Materials: Copper, Wooden Base, Acrylic Color
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About The Ritual Item :

This Sacred Handcrafted Phurba is a distinctive Tibetan Buddhist ritual object featuring an elaborately carved copper Phurba mounted on a colorful wooden display base. The upper section is richly detailed with a fierce deity face, surrounded by smaller expressive faces and ornamental motifs, while a small animal-like figure crowns the top. Below, the handle continues through layered decorative sections with intertwined patterns, sculptural details, and a pointed three-sided blade form. The piece measures 23cm in height and 8cm in width, making it suitable for a Buddhist shrine, meditation room, ritual collection, or spiritual display.

The Phurba, also known as Vajrakilaya or Kila, is an important ritual implement in Vajrayana Buddhism, traditionally associated with the transformation of obstacles and the subjugation of harmful forces. Its three-sided form is understood symbolically in relation to the purification and overcoming of negative states. This particular piece is richly ornamented from top to bottom, with fierce faces, intertwined decorative elements, and a highly detailed handle that gives the ritual dagger a powerful visual presence. The copper body allows the carved motifs and sculptural details to stand out, while the acrylic-colored wooden base provides a vibrant presentation.

Designed as both a ritual-inspired object and a striking piece of Himalayan Buddhist decor, this Tibetan Phurba can be displayed alongside Buddhist statues, ritual implements, incense vessels, and other sacred objects. The combination of detailed copper craftsmanship, expressive imagery, and the colorful wooden base creates a meaningful representation of Vajrayana symbolism, spiritual protection, transformation, and the path toward overcoming inner and outer obstacles. It is well suited for collectors of Tibetan ritual art, practitioners, and those creating a distinctive sacred or cultural display.

Introduction To The Phurba :

The ceremonial dagger (Sanskrit: Kila; Tibetan: phurba) is essential for expelling evil and is considered particularly effective in neutralizing the forces obstructing Tantric Buddhist practice. It has ancient origins, first appearing in the Indian Rig Veda as the core blade of the vajra used by Indra to destroy the primordial cosmic snake Vritra. Kila, derived from Sanskrit, was most likely associated with Vedic sacrifices. Meditation on the Vajrakila Tantra, an early Indian scripture first promoted in Tibet in the eighth century by Padmasambhava, one of the founding teachers of Tibetan Buddhism, is used to invoke the three-headed Vajrakila Buddha.

How to Set Up Your 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 (statue, thangka, or a picture of Buddha) at the center.

Consecration
At the EvamRatna, the consecration procedure entails a precisely planned set of rituals and ceremonies. As requested for consecration/ blessing, we take the items to respective Monasteries.

Please Note: Once consecrated, the item becomes a sacred object and cannot be returned or refunded.