Kartika and Phurba Mala CounterHigh quality and finely crafted mala counter made with leather straps and brass, featuring 2 Buddhist objects (Kartika and Phurba). The Kartika (Tibetan ceremonial knife) is a powerful symbol in Tibetan Buddhism that represents the cutting away of ignorance, ego, and all material attachments. The Phurba is a ceremonial dagger with 3 sides used to cut the three poisons which are ignorance, hatred, and greed which are the root cause of suffering.