ABR 014
Code: ABR 014
Country: Tibet
Style:
Date: 1400 - 1500
Dimensions in cm WxHxD: 1.3 x 20.3
Materials: Gilt iron
Ritual knife for cutting Tormas
(skt.churi, churika; tib. chu-gri)
Damascened iron inlaid with gold. Parcel gilt iron; inlaid with gold.
gTor ma («torma») are conical votive objects offered in Tibet during tantric rituals. Mostly made out of butter and flour they might include also other ingredients such as egg, milk, and sugar, etc. The «tormas» are dyed in various colours and are usually made for festivals and are of small size. Such «tormas» are among the offerings placed upon shrines in front of sacred images, and sometimes consumed by practitioners. This kind of ritual is of Vedic origin and pre-dates Tibetan Buddhism.
(skt.churi, churika; tib. chu-gri)
Damascened iron inlaid with gold. Parcel gilt iron; inlaid with gold.
gTor ma («torma») are conical votive objects offered in Tibet during tantric rituals. Mostly made out of butter and flour they might include also other ingredients such as egg, milk, and sugar, etc. The «tormas» are dyed in various colours and are usually made for festivals and are of small size. Such «tormas» are among the offerings placed upon shrines in front of sacred images, and sometimes consumed by practitioners. This kind of ritual is of Vedic origin and pre-dates Tibetan Buddhism.
Beer, Robert , 2003. Les symboles du bouddhisme Tibétain. Albin Michel. Pp. 206-207