Tibetan Buddhist pendant, kartika. Tantric. Knife of the daïkinis. Silver 925, copper. DZI turning, mantra of compassion Turquoise

Tibetan Buddhist pendant, Tantric
Kartika, Knife of the daïkinis.
Silver 925,
copper.
Tibetan sacred agate inspiration, DZI rotating thanks to a precision rotating ball bearing system elevated in Germany
mantra of compassion "om mani padme hum"

Turquoise "sleeping beauty" from Arizona.
Agate called "nan hong" (southern red) of Yunnan province. This exceptional volcanic agate holds its intense red color by its natural cinnabar content.

As a gemologist graduated from the National Institute of Gemmology in Paris, all our subjects are expertized and certified.

Dimensions of the kartika: 51mm high by 32mm wide.
Weight of 28 grams

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A kartika or kartrika is a small ritual skinning knife in the shape of a crescent used in the. Tantric ceremonies of Vajrayana Buddhism. Kartari is said to be "one of the attributes par excellence of wrathful tantric deities". It is commonly referred to as the "knife of the dakinis". Its shape is similar to that of the Inuitsulu or women's knife, which is used for many things, including skin cleansing.

While the kartari is normally held in the right hand of a dakini in the iconography and spiritual practice of vajrayana, it can sometimes be seen held by esoteric male deities, such as some forms of Yamantaka. It is also frequently found in the iconography of Chöd's Tibetan Buddhist spiritual practice.

In the same way that the bell and the vajra are usually paired ritual elements in the spiritual practice and iconography of the vajrayana (one is held in the right hand and the other simultaneously held in the left), the kartika usually appears as a pair with the kapala or "skull-Cup".

The shape of the kartika, or trigug, with its crescent shape and hook at the end, is derived from the shape of a traditional form of the Indian butcher's knife.

Representations of Vajrayogini usually contain kartika as one of its attributes. In the iconography of enlightened dakinis and tantric female yidams, it is common to find the hooked kartika knife in his right hand and the skull cup in his left, representing "the inseparable union of wisdom and skillful means."