English: Originally the "phur-bu" was probably a simple peg used to secure tent ropes to the ground. No doubt the ability of the peg to pierce gave rise to the expression, "kilaya kilaya," (pierce, pierce) often a component of tantric mantras along with "han han," (destroy, destroy) or "maraya maraya," (kill, kill). The objects of destruction are, of course, enemies of the faith, evil forces, as well as psychic demons.
This example, typically Tibetan in form, is particularly handsome and visually powerful. It has a three-sided iron blade adorned with silver intertwined serpents and a golden "makara" (mythical aquatic creature) guarding the joint of the hilt and the blade. Then, a silver thunderbolt with sixteen prongs has two knots of immutability at the two ends. The finial has three wrathful heads with open mouths and hanging tongues crowned by prongs of yet another thunderbolt. The square faces of the deity are particularly expressive, with their strongly molded features and a rich interplay of gilt, silver inlay, and lightly applied pigments.
Desire and Devotion: Art from India, Nepal, and Tibet in the John and Berthe Ford Collection. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore; Birmingham Museum of Art, Birmingham; Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Santa Barbara; Albuquerque Museum, Albuquerque. 2001-2003.
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ulashishga – ishlanmani nusxalash, tarqatish va uzatish
remiks qilishga – ishni moslashtirishga
Quyidagi shartlar asosida:
atribut – Siz tegishli litsenziyaga havolani taqdim etishingiz va oʻzgartirishlar kiritilganligini koʻrsatishingiz kerak. Siz buni har qanday oqilona yoʻl bilan qilishingiz mumkin, lekin litsenziar Sizni yoki Sizning foydalanishingizni ma'qullashini taklif qiladigan tarzda emas.
bir xil ulashish – Agar Siz materialni remiks qilsangiz, oʻzgartirsangiz yoki unga asoslansangiz, oʻz hissalaringizni asl nusxadagi kabi bir xil yoki mos litsenziya ostida tarqatishingiz kerak.
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