木質金剛橛

金剛橛原來是古印度的一種兵器，後來被密宗吸收為法器。金剛橛又叫四方橛，修法時豎立在壇的四周，使壇場堅固如金剛，不為各種妖魔所侵害。它的基本造型是三角形的匕首，但把柄上的裝飾差別很大。這組金剛橛的把柄上，根據用途的不同，分別裝飾了護法神和狗頭、獅子頭、鹿頭、馬頭、山羊頭等等，其上施以彩繪，色彩豐富，造型多樣，這樣成組的金剛橛在以往的圖錄中很少見。

基本介紹

• 中文名：木質金剛橛
• 類型：兵器
• 時期：古印度
• 別稱：四方橛

木質金剛橛

WOODEN VAJRA DAGGER

清（公元1644-1911）

長30-20、寬6-3·5厘米 LENGTH 30-20CM WIDTH 6-3·5CM

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A VAJRA DAGGER WAS ORIGINALLY A KIND OF WEAPON IN ANCIENT INDIA AND WAS LATER ACCEPTED AS A RELIGIOUS ATTRIBUTE BY ESOTERIC BUDDHISM 。THE VAJRA DAGGER IS ALSO CALLED VAJRA OF FOUR DIRECTIONS FROM ENTERING DURING A BUDDHIST SERVICE 。THE BASIC FORM OF A VAJRA DAGGER IS THE TRIANGULAR ARE ADORNED WITH IMAGES OF PROTECTOR DEITIES AND HEADS OF DOG 。LION ，DEER，HORSE AND GOAT FOR DIFFERENT USES AND THEY ARE POLYCHROMED WITH BRIGHT COLOURS 。THIS GROUPED VAJRA DRAGGERS ARE VERY SELDOM SEEN IN THE CATALOGUES EVER PUBLISHED