Phurba Kila

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Phurba (Kila) (Skt. kila IAST; Tib. , Vaili phur ba; "kol" or "nail") - a ritual dagger or stake, usually with a handle in the form of three heads of an angry deity and a three-edged blade, probably , intended for stabbing the victim during the rituals (according to some sources, it was used as a nail to bind a ritual victim, but there are also other versions of the purpose). The object takes its origin from the Vedic era (perhaps, also Vedic), but later found a destination in the context of Tibetan versions of Buddhism and Tantra.
In the context of Tibetan Buddhism, Phur-Bu (from Tibet, "peg" or "nail") - a ritual dagger, is used to drive out evil spirits. The handle of a dagger with a three-edged blade crowns the horse's head of the fierce protective Tibetan deity Hayagriva. Phur-Boo is also adorned with "knots" of immortality, the head of Makara - monsters with the torso of a crocodile - and intertwined snakes. Ritual dagger is used for spells and exterminations of demons as follows: the spellcasters inflict stabbing blows on them, repeating the main mantra "hum", the material embodiment of which is this dagger.