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'''Phurba''' (Skt. '' | '''Phurba''' (Wyl. ''phur ba''; Skt. ''kīla'') — a ritual dagger, 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. | #''Kyérim Sipé Phurba'': the [[kyérim]], or generative phase of the phurba of existence. | ||
#''Tsenma Dzé kyi Phurba'': the actual material phurba | #''Tsenma Dzé kyi Phurba'': the actual material phurba | ||
#''Dzogrim Changsem Phurba'': the dzogrim or dissolution phase, of the phurba of [[bodhichitta]]. | #''Dzogrim Changsem Phurba'': the [[dzogrim]] or dissolution phase, of the phurba of [[bodhichitta]]. | ||
#''Rigpa Dön gyi Phurba'': the absolute phurba of [[rigpa]]. | #''Rigpa Dön gyi Phurba'': the [[absolute]] phurba of [[rigpa]]. | ||
[[Category:Key Terms]] | [[Category:Key Terms]] | ||
[[Category:Hand Implements]] | [[Category:Hand Implements]] | ||
Revision as of 07:58, 1 October 2008
Phurba (Wyl. phur ba; Skt. kīla) — a ritual dagger, 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.