15th April 2005, 07:15 PM
			
			
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					Originally Posted by spiral
					
				 
				Heres a small iron phurba & an old Tamang shamans drum out of my Nepalese collection.  
 
The handle of the drum is like a large phurba with the same faces, makara ,snakes , thunderbolts etc. 
 
I understand phurbas take something of the spirits they have pinned into themselves, & become entitys in thier own right. 
 
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 Aren't they used to "block" or repeal (bad) spirits as well??
		  
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
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