e/Kartika (knife)

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has gloss	eng: A kartika is a small, symbolic crescent knife or chopper, used in Vajrayana Buddhist ceremony. It symbolizes the severance of all material and worldly bonds and is crowned with a vajra, which is said to destroy ignorance, and leads to enlightenment. The kartika is a key ritual implement in the Tibetan Buddhist practice of Chöd, or cutting through demons. In Buddhist teachings, this tool is held in the right hand of Yama, the conqueror of death. It is also used in Feng Shui.
lexicalization	eng: kartika
instance of	e/Buddhist symbolism

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