Phurba
A ritual dagger.
A ritual dagger with a pointed three-edge blade, a phurba has many layers of meaning in Vajrayana. there are four phurbas. According to Dilgo Khyentse, one way to enumerate the four kind of phurba is: the kyérim of the phurba of existence (Kyérim Sipé Phurba), the actual material phurba (Tsenma Dzékyi Phurba), the dzogrim of the phurba of bodhichitta (Dzogrim Changsem Phurba) and the absolute phurba of rigpa (Rigpa Döngyi Phurba).
Since the early 8th century, Tibetans and Himalayan people have treasured "Namtars" as written or spoken narratives that demonstrate the realization of the Buddhist path by exceptional practitioners. These namtars, or spiritual biographies, serve as inspirational guides on the path to enlightenment.
Today, Namtars Foundation aims to record, preserve, and freely offer the world a written and electronic treasury of the oral wisdom of Tibetan and Himalayan Buddhism.
