Kartika (Drigug, Grigug)

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In Tibetan Buddhism, the Kartika, or Drigug, The Kartika, or Drigug, is a ritual flaying knife used in burial rituals, with the handle crafted as a dorje. A tool of the wrathful female deities known as Dakinis, the kartika symbolizes the cutting of all things material, symbolized by the human body.

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