Handmade Silver Metal Phurba Chopper Pendant Necklace From Nepal This listing is for a Silver plated Phurba Chopper pendant necklace from Nepal. It measures 1 inch and handmade in Kathmandu Nepal. The Ritual Phurba Chopper is used in Buddhist Ceremonies to "cut off" evil or obstruction forces/ spirits. The handle is made of a half-vajra Dorje (Thonderbolt) and a Makara (water monster) from whoose open, fanged mouth the curving blade emerges. Many fierce Dharma protectors in the Tibetan Buddhist pantheon hold such weapon as expressions of their power to overcome enemies.