Tibetan

The phurba is a ritual dagger, not a weapon. Used in Tibetan Buddhist practice, its three-sided blade represents cutting through the three things that cloud a clear mind: ignorance, attachment, and aversion. The handle stands for wisdom. Together they make a tool for clearing...

A prayer wheel holds a written mantra inside its turning drum. In Tibetan Buddhist practice, each turn of the wheel is counted as a recitation of the mantra coiled within it, a way of carrying intention through the day without words. Spinning it is...

A prayer wheel holds a written mantra inside its turning drum. In Tibetan Buddhist practice, each turn of the wheel is counted as a recitation of the mantra coiled within it, a way of carrying intention into the day without words. Spinning it is...

The vajra, or dorje, is the thunderbolt of Tibetan Buddhist practice. Its name means both thunderbolt and diamond, two ideas at once: unstoppable force, and something that cannot be broken. In ritual it stands for skilful method and steady resolve, and is often paired...

The phurba, worn at the neck rather than kept on the altar. A ritual dagger from Tibetan Buddhist practice, the phurba's three-sided blade stands for cutting through the three things that cloud a clear mind: ignorance, attachment, and aversion. Worn as a pendant, it...

The Hu Lu, carved in obsidian and etched with the Heart Sutra. The Hu Lu takes its shape from the calabash gourd, long used in Chinese practice to draw off unsettled energy and hold it away from a room. Cut here from black obsidian,...