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EAP1221/8/2/3
- Record Id:
- 040-004549047
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-004549013
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100188553663.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- EAP1221/8/2/3
- Title:
- ཕུར་བ་
- Additional Titles:
-
phur ba
A brass dagger, a three sided ritual implement commonly used in tantric ceremonies
- Scope & Content:
- A three sided brass dagger (phur ba or dorje phur ba) wrapped in cloth. Though the face of the deity is no longer clearly recognisable, the small horse head at the top of the handle indicates this is the wrathful protector deity Hayagriva (Tib.རྟ་མགྲིན་ Wylie rta mgrin), commonly invoked in Tantric rituals.
Extent: One dagger.
Size and dimensions of original material: 21 cm.
Condition of original material: Wrapped in cloth. Well worn through age and usage, the face of the deity Hayagriva is no longer recognisable.
Custodial history: All the material was passed to the current owner by his father. Nyima Dorje is not a practising chowa but his father, grandfather and great grandfather were well established and well respected practitioners and would travel widely to undertake tantric rituals.
Arrangement: All the material was kept in the prayer room of Nyima Dorje's house (unseen).
- Collection Area:
- Endangered Archives Programme
- Project / Collection:
- Culturally-Tibetan Household Archives of Spiti
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-004549013
036-004549044
040-004549047 - Is part of:
- EAP1221/8 : Nyima Dorje Collection
EAP1221/8/2 : Ritual artefacts
EAP1221/8/2/3 : ཕུར་བ་ - Hierarchy:
- 032-004549013[0002]/036-004549044[0003]/040-004549047
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: EAP1221/8
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1
- Digitised Content:
- https://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP1221-8-2-3 (opens in a new tab)
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- Tibetan
- Scripts:
- Tibetan
- Start Date:
- 1800
- End Date:
- 1840
- Date Range:
- Early 19th century
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
- User Conditions:
- CC BY-NC.
This item is part of the Endangered Archives Programme.
These collections are not available to request in British Library Reading Rooms.
Digital copies can be viewed online by clicking the thumbnail image or digitised content link.
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- Arrangement:
- All the material was kept in the prayer room of Nyima Dorje's house (unseen)
- Information About Copies:
- Digital copies are also held by: Library of Tibetan Works and Archives Gangchen Kyishong Dharamsala 176215 HP, India Tel: +91 9218422467
- Information About Originals:
- The original material is located in The household of the Nyima Dorje Spiti
- Material Type:
- Artefacts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)