Phurpa
Gilt copper alloy
金銅金剛橛
中國
金剛橛，又作普巴杵、四方橛及四橛等，為藏傳佛教行法常用的法器之一。修法時，金剛橛立於壇場四隅，作為結界之用，能破除妨礙修法諸魔障。
金剛橛銅質鎏金，握柄根部飾仰蓮座，上托一護法神半身像。護法神綰髮高髻如日輪，臉形短圓，臉部及頭髮泥金，三目圓睜，厚鼻豐唇。袒上身，飾項圈、臂釧及手鐲，紋飾簡單。短頸鼓腹，右手執金剛鉞刀，左手捧鉢。
三棱橛身上部飾三個獸首。橛身立起，插入圓形仰蓮座上的魔身。座下設三角形台座，邊長9.9公分，立面浮雕圖紋。
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts, page 220.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Phurpa." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts , vol. 18, 2016, pp. 220.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youji, Stefanie Pokorski, Mankuang, and Wen Fan. 2016. "Phurpa" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts , 18:220.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youji, Pokorski, S., Mankuang, & Fan, W.. (2016). Phurpa. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts (Vol. 18, pp. 220).
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