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DHANUSA (Bow)
Dhanusa is a bow. It is generally carried in the left hand. It appears
with the tantric deities such as Marici, Kurukulla. With the bow and
the arrow Marici inflicts pain to the Maras and wicked beings. Like
Bajra and Ghanta, bow and arrow symbolize the complementary of method
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DHWOJA (Banner)
It signifies the victory of Buddhism.
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GADA (Mace)
A staff with a tapering end used as a weapon in close combat. It is
a symbol of Vishnu. A club made of human bone with a skull on the
end of it is carried by Devi, Durga, Kali and Bhairab. |
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KANGLING
A trumpet is made of human thigh-bone. It is a ritual object used
at the time of tantric ceremony and blown to drive away evil spirits.
Damaru goes side by side which gives "Magical Music" for the celestial
journey. Music is considered to be similar to a mantra. |
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KALASA
In Hindu tradition, Kalasa contains the primeval water carried by
Brahma, the creator. In Buddhist iconography, the Kalasa held Amrit,
the water of the elixir of immortality. It appears with Padmapani.
It is also one of the auspicious sign and symbolizes plenty among
the eight Astamangalas.
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KARTIKA
A weapon symbolizing severance of all material and this worldly
bonds held by Mahakala and by the Dankinis embracing the Dharmapalas
and the Yidams such as Yama and Yamantaka. |
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KHADGA (Sword)
It is a symbol of enlightenment, used to destroy ignorance, the enemy
of liberation from the bonds of worldly attachments, hence of continuous
misery. It is a special symbol of Manjushree. The sword in the hand
of Manjushree is called the Prajna Khadga or the sword of wisdom which
is believed to destroy the darkness of ignorance by the luminous rays
issuing out of it. |
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KHARTWANGA
It is a kind of club, made of bone of forearm or leg, sometimes of
wood and metal. It is a magic wand held by tantric deities, Dakinis
and Vajrayana saints. It is generally surmounted either by Vajra or
Kapala or the Trishula or the banner or all of them. In any case for
a Khatwanga the skulls are necessary and it will be so called even
if nothing else in present. |
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LINGAM (Linga)
It is a symbol of Shiva. In its usual form it is a cylindrical piece
of stone or wood standing on its narrow end. The top is usually rounded.
The lingam is frequently founded in combination with the Yoni, a platelike
disc with a drain, which supports the lingam.
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