Purple Mahakala Tibetan Thangka | Buddhist Wisdom Protection Meditation Deity | Nepal Tantric Vintage Fine Art Print with Hanger butterfly art print The phurba (phurbu) is a

The phurba (phurbu) is a three-sided ritual implement traditionally associated with Indo-Tibetan Buddhism

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known as a "phaa biang

Purple Mahakala Tibetan Thangka | Buddhist Wisdom Protection Meditation Deity | Nepal Tantric Vintage Fine Art Print with Hanger butterfly art print The phurba (phurbu) is aMahakala is also often shown holding a trident, which represents the three kayas, or bodies of the buddha. The handle of the trident represents the dharmakaya, the ultimate reality of the buddha; the upper spear represents the sambhogakaya, the enjoyment body of the buddha; and the lower spear represents the nirmanakaya, the manifested body of the buddha. In addition to the trident, Mahakala is also often shown holding a sword, which symbolizes the