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April 07, 2023 at 02:40 PM
Gandhanra Antique Thokcha Pendant,Phurba Kila of Manjusri and Samantabhadra,Tibetan Budhist Protective Amulet,80 Years Old
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$159.00
❤These 2 unique Phurba pendant are collected from Yaqing Monastery(Baiyu,Tibet),handmade of thokcha,about 80 years ago.
The phurba is associated with the practice of the meditational deity (Sanskrit ishtadevata, Tibetan yidam) Vajrakīlaya (Tibetan Dorje Phurba) or Vajrakīla (वज्रकील).
You can make them into necklace, or keychain, or just put on your desk,as an ornament.
❤Details
100% Handmade
Pendant material:thokcha
Shape:phurba(kila)
Pattern: Manjusri and Samantabhadra buddha
Height: 70mm /2.75 inches
Diameter: 12mm /0.5 inches
Weight:25g / 0.88oz
❤ABOUT Thokcha -Thunder Iron
Thokcha (Tibetan: ཐོག་ལྕགས, གནམ་ལྕགས) are tektites and meteorites which serve as amulets.Typically high in iron content, also called Thunder Iron,Cold Iron.These are traditionally believed to contain a magical, protective power comparable to Tibetan dzi beads. Most thokcha are made of a copper alloy.
Thogchags or Thokcha are worn as amulets by Tibetans, specifically people of the Himalayan regions, for spiritual protection and healing. Created in several forms, they often depict tantric deities, sacred animals, auspicious symbols, and mantras. Many represent ritual supports such as a mirror, phurba, or vajra. Some pieces may be abstract in nature, and the meaning of the form has since been lost in antiquity. Further research is still in the process. Other Thokcha were simply used as ancient arrow points, buckles, body armour, or even old horse trappings.
❤ABOUT PHURBA
The phurba (Tibetan: ཕུར་པ or ཕུར་བ, Wylie: phur ba; alternate transliterations: phurpa, phurbu, purbha, or phurpu) or kīla (Sanskrit Devanagari: कील; IAST: kīla) is a three-sided peg, stake, knife, or nail-like ritual implement traditionally associated with Indo-Tibetan Buddhism, Bön, and Indian Vedic traditions.
The fabrication of phurba is quite diverse. Having pommel, handle, and blade, phurba are often segmented into suites of triunes on both the horizontal and vertical axes, though there are notable exceptions. This compositional arrangement highlights the nume