Incorrectly portrayed in Western film culture as weapons, phurbas are a routinely used ritual implement in Tantric Buddhist practices. Phurbas are frequently incorporated into meditation and ceremony for the expulsion of evil forces, negative thought…

One of the most beloved implements used in Tibetan Buddhism, singing bowls — or standing bells — have become popular across the globe in settings other than Buddhist practices. There are many uses for and benefits of owning a singing bowl: somet…

Images of monks cloaked in deep red holding a bell in one hand and a dorje in the other are often synonymous with thoughts of Tibet and Buddhism. The bell and dorje are commonly used ritual implements for tantric practices — in the most basic breakdo…