Driguk, 3 inch Vendor_Lama Sonam Pema Chödrön

Pema Chödrön

Part Four: In the Center

Here women are in an eminent position

Statues such as this are powerful supports to inspire Dharma practice

Driguk, 3 inch Vendor_Lama Sonam Pema ChödrönThree inch metal Driguk. It has a sharpened polished blade with a half vajra molded into the handle. The curved knife of the dakini. Often seen held in tandem with a skull cup by female Buddhas in Thangkas, the driguk symbolizes the wisdom of emptiness. The double sided blade severs the two obscurations which block our experience of enlightenment. It then pulls us towards our own inevitable awakening with it's hook of compassion. The main implement of