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The ''''curved knife'''' (Tib. Wyl. ''gri | The ''''curved knife'''' (Tib.<big>གྲི་གུག།</big>, Wyl. ''gri gug'') is a symbolic instrument that symbolizes the severing of the [[four maras|four demons]]. <ref>*bskyed rim gyi zin bris cho ga spyi ’gros ltar bkod pa man ngag kun btus/ kun mkhyen bstan pa’i nyi ma. Quoted in the glossary of ''Deity, Mantra & Wisdom'', Translated by Dharmachakra Translation Committee.</ref> | ||
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The 'curved knife' (Tib.གྲི་གུག།, Wyl. gri gug) is a symbolic instrument that symbolizes the severing of the four demons. [1]
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- ↑ *bskyed rim gyi zin bris cho ga spyi ’gros ltar bkod pa man ngag kun btus/ kun mkhyen bstan pa’i nyi ma. Quoted in the glossary of Deity, Mantra & Wisdom, Translated by Dharmachakra Translation Committee.