The phurba is a ritual triangular knife common in vast territories of Asia, including India, Pakistan, Nepal, Tibet, Mongolia, China, Japan and others. There is no exact data on the duration of the use of phurba for ritual purposes, but according to references in the annals and finds from excavations it can be established that is has been used at least 3500 years.
There are multiple ways in which the phurba is used. In many traditions it is used during ritual actions for its protective qualities, keeping the space safe from distortion by dark spirits and protecting the souls of the participants from getting lost. For this reason, before going into deep trance, Nepalese Orthodox Shamans (Jakri) stick the phurba into the ground on their left side to keep dark spirits at a distance.
Also the phurba can be used as an attribute for healing, using it to expel evil spirits and entities from the human body and as a tool for directing energy and giving blessings.
In the appearance of a phurba there’s a lot of symbolism to be seen. Lengthwise it symbolizes the axis of the world and the three levels of Middleworld, Upperworld and Underworld can be recognized. The three facets of the faces and the blade symbolize all kinds of trinities, like in time (past, present, future) or state (creation, preservation, destruction). The handle shows the guardian of this phurba and its owner, the three faced Vajrakilaya (or Dorje Phurba), a wrathful form of the Buddha Vajrasattva.
Over the thousands of years that phurba's have been used, of course they have also been made from all different kinds of materials; the choice sometimes just made out of practical purposes (simply using the materials and craftmanship accessible in the region), sometimes more dependent on the energetic and/or spiritual qualities of the material. Such is the case with crystal phurba's.
Crystal phurba's combine the age old symbolism and dynamics of the traditional phurba with the healing benefits of gemstone therapy. Most often they are made from clear rock crystal, but also other gemstomes can be used. Within the dynamics of crystal phurba's the focus might be a little less on the aspect of expelling demons and extracting heavy energy, but all the more on the aspect of restoring balance in the energy body and giving blessings.
This phurba is made from real Himalayan rock crystal. This piece of crystal clearly shows its natural origin; it's not perfectly clear and flawless, but rather a bit milky and clouded and with small inclusions and air bubbles. Also please note; this phurba is from vintage origin, it might therefore have some damages and imperfections that come with previous age and usage. So please look closely at the pictures to observe the condition of this item.
This crystal phurba has a length of 8,5 centimeters and weighs 29 grams.
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