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Several people have been asking about where Bura got the name for his incredible sword.
Manjushree is the Buddhist God of Divine Wisdom. He carries a sword of wisdom and light in his right hand and, in his left, a lotus blossom. Worshipping Manjushree will increase people's likelihood of developing wisdom, better memories and improved intelligence.
The sword carried by Manjushree is very slightly different from the ones that Bura makes in that Manjushree's sword increases in size slightly toward the tip. This tip is depicted as a flame.
The Indian swords I have studied are more from South India and Malabar as carried by the more wrathful dieties and mediums like the Theyyam and Buhan. These are quite different from the straight double edged sword of Manjushree.
Tibetan swords (North of Nepal) are also quite different in that these are usually single edged and the tip is more rounded up to the back edge of the blade, not coming to a sharp point like Bura and Manjushree.
In my experience double edged straight swords are not common for this part of the world, though I do again admit that I have not made an in-depth study of Nepalese and North Indian swords.
So, as we all know, Bura is doing some amazing work here. He is truly a master craftsman!
According to legends, Manjushree is the founder of Nepalese civilisation. One day, he saw in a vision that there was a big blue flame on a lotus in a huge lake in Nepal. He went there to try and offer worship at the flame, but couldn't get close enough because of the vast expanse of water. So, he used his sword to cut through one of the walls of hills, so the water in the lake drained in that direction. The valley that he carved out is now referred to as the Kathmandu valley.
Manjushree is the Buddhist God of Divine Wisdom. He carries a sword of wisdom and light in his right hand and, in his left, a lotus blossom. Worshipping Manjushree will increase people's likelihood of developing wisdom, better memories and improved intelligence.
The sword carried by Manjushree is very slightly different from the ones that Bura makes in that Manjushree's sword increases in size slightly toward the tip. This tip is depicted as a flame.
The Indian swords I have studied are more from South India and Malabar as carried by the more wrathful dieties and mediums like the Theyyam and Buhan. These are quite different from the straight double edged sword of Manjushree.
Tibetan swords (North of Nepal) are also quite different in that these are usually single edged and the tip is more rounded up to the back edge of the blade, not coming to a sharp point like Bura and Manjushree.
In my experience double edged straight swords are not common for this part of the world, though I do again admit that I have not made an in-depth study of Nepalese and North Indian swords.
So, as we all know, Bura is doing some amazing work here. He is truly a master craftsman!
According to legends, Manjushree is the founder of Nepalese civilisation. One day, he saw in a vision that there was a big blue flame on a lotus in a huge lake in Nepal. He went there to try and offer worship at the flame, but couldn't get close enough because of the vast expanse of water. So, he used his sword to cut through one of the walls of hills, so the water in the lake drained in that direction. The valley that he carved out is now referred to as the Kathmandu valley.
