Sacred Khatvanga Staff for Buddhist Rituals - Buddhist Sacred Artifact
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Size: 194.5cm(Height) x 36 cm (Width)
Weight: 8.01kg
Material: Copper Body, Electro Silver Plated, Antique Finishing
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About Our Ritual Item :
The Sacred Khatvanga Staff for Buddhist Rituals is a unique ceremonial relic with tremendous spiritual importance. Standing at an astonishing height of 194.5 cm, with a breadth of 36 cm and a weight of 8.01 kg, this ceremonial staff exemplifies superb workmanship and profound symbolic importance. The staff is made of copper and has a delicately electroplated silver surface, giving it a brilliant, antique finish that adds to its mystical air.
The upper part of the staff is embellished with intricate carvings and symbolic features, including multiple heads representing various spiritual states or deities. A skull design represents impermanence and the cyclical aspect of existence, while rich decorations with intricate patterns show the quality of the workmanship. The presence of flowing cloths carved from silver surrounding the central area provides an ethereal sense, representing transcendence and spiritual elevation. The base is solid and broad, assuring stability during ceremonial usage, and has an antique finish that symbolizes the piece's historical and spiritual validity.
This Khatvanga staff is more than just a pretty relic; it is a deep instrument utilized in Tibetan Buddhist ceremonies to signify divine energy and deity protection. It is an effective meditation technique for practitioners, allowing them to connect with higher spiritual realms while embodying the teachings of impermanence and freedom. Its exquisite form and meticulous details elevate it from a useful ritual object to a piece of art that honors Himalayan craftsmanship's long legacy.
Introduction To The Khatvanga :
Khatvanga is a stick with a skull on top commonly used in Tantric rituals. It is also depicted in the hands of the oldest known Tantric pictures in the Indic world. It comprises of a short stick topped by a single skull from which a vajra emerges.
In the Tantric Buddhist environment, the khatvanga had a very profound meaning. At its most basic level, it represents the opposite-gender counterpart of the equal or close deity who carries it.
Both Tsang Nyon Heruka and Padmasambhava are renowned for holding a khatvanga staff on their left shoulder.
How to set up your own Buddhist Shrine?
Find a clean, quiet, and uncluttered spot
Set up an altar table, and cover it with an altar cloth that calls to you
Place your sacred item at the center
