Cast Iron Phurba | 8.5” kangling With this question in mind

With this question in mind

this book explores these questions and more

During his later years he served as chief abbot of Daklha Gampo in southern Tibet

This is exactly what Dudjom Lingpa does in his trilogy of auto-biographies

Cast Iron Phurba | 8.5” kangling With this question in mindThis large phurba is cast in iron and handcrafted in Dehradun, India. The handle features an elaborately cast wrathful deity face. "The wrathful phurba is depicted in the dark blue colour of iron, symbolising its unchangeable and indestructible vajra nature. Vajra flames often emanate along the edges of its blades, as the phurba is described as blazing with fire when it is stabbed in the ten directions. The lower half of the dagger represents method