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蒙古十九世紀藏傳佛教法器。為藏傳佛教諸尊持物,並於法會進行中,示以表法之用。原一組十二件,圖中七件皆為鋼製,柄端均作三股金剛杵形。
 圖左至右分別為智劍、三叉戟、錘、金剛斧、鉤、金剛橛及鉞刀。智劍呈長形,由劍身及劍柄所組成,劍身前端尖銳,後端為短柄,兩邊有刃,常見於文殊菩薩及大黑天之手中持物。三叉戟,前端三股叉,後端為長柄,是大黑天及天王之持物。
 錘、金剛斧及鉤為儀式用法器,三者形式極為相近,均作長柄。一端為三股金剛杵,另一端為十字金剛杵;然其端首各異,錘作鈴形,金剛斧作月牙形,鉤作彎鉤形。
 金剛橛又稱普巴杵,短柄,橛身三棱立起,末端尖銳,是藏傳佛教降魔驅邪的法器之一。鉞刀作月牙形刃身,一端為彎鉤狀,常見於密教大黑天和空行母的手中持物。
 

For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts, page 58.

Cite this article:

Hsingyun, et al. "Dharma Instruments." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts , vol. 18, 2016, pp. 58.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youji, Stefanie Pokorski, Mankuang, and Wen Fan. 2016. "Dharma Instruments" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts , 18:58.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youji, Pokorski, S., Mankuang, & Fan, W.. (2016). Dharma Instruments. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts (Vol. 18, pp. 58).
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booktitle = {Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts },
pages = 58,
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volume = 18,
year = {2016}}


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