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'''Phurba''' (Wyl. ''phur | '''Phurba''' ([[Wyl.]] ''phur pa''; Skt. ''kīlaya'') — a ritual dagger with a pointed three-edge blade, such as that held by the deity [[Vajrakilaya]]. | ||
==Four Phurbas== | ==Four Phurbas== | ||
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According to the tradition of Vajrakilaya, there are four phurbas: | According to the tradition of Vajrakilaya, there are four phurbas: | ||
#'' | #''kyérim sipé phurba'': the [[kyérim]], or generative phase of the phurba of existence. | ||
#'' | #''tsenma dzé kyi phurba'': the actual material phurba | ||
#'' | #''dzogrim changsem phurba'': the [[dzogrim]] or dissolution phase, of the phurba of [[bodhichitta]]. | ||
#'' | #''rigpa dön gyi phurba'': the [[absolute]] phurba of [[rigpa]]. | ||
[[Category:Key Terms]] | [[Category:Key Terms]] | ||
[[Category:Hand Implements]] | [[Category:Hand Implements]] | ||
Revision as of 18:39, 4 July 2009
Phurba (Wyl. phur pa; Skt. kīlaya) — a ritual dagger with a pointed three-edge blade, such as that held by the deity Vajrakilaya.
Four Phurbas
According to the tradition of Vajrakilaya, there are four phurbas:
- kyérim sipé phurba: the kyérim, or generative phase of the phurba of existence.
- tsenma dzé kyi phurba: the actual material phurba
- dzogrim changsem phurba: the dzogrim or dissolution phase, of the phurba of bodhichitta.
- rigpa dön gyi phurba: the absolute phurba of rigpa.