Tibetan Buddhism Ritual Vajra Dorje~Nepal Handcrafted Dorje Tibetan Vajra Dorje vintage tibetan dorje~Brass Lama Vajra/Dorje Handmade Nepal

Tibetan Buddhism Ritual Vajra Dorje~Nepal Handcrafted Dorje Tibetan Vajra Dorje vintage tibetan dorje~Brass Lama Vajra/Dorje Handmade Nepal

Vajra is a Sanskrit word meaning both thunderbolt and diamond. It is a weapon which is used as a ritual object to symbolize both the properties of a diamond (indestructibility) and a thunderbolt (irresistible force). The five-pronged vajra is the most commonly seen vajra.
This Vajra is to be used during empowerments. Usually needs two Vajras, one for the Mandala which is tied to the Sung-Tak with five colored cord and the second one for the Vajra Master. Sanskrit word vajra or Dorje in tibetan is defined as “diamond” or “adamantine”. As such, the word vajra sometimes signifies enlightenment, or the absolute reality of shunyata, emptiness. Dorje offers protection and envokes blessings.

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Details:

Metal: Brass
Length: 99mm ( 4″ )
Diameter: 27mm ( 1 1/16″ ) at widest measure of the prongs
Weight:69.96 gms

Dorji

The dorje symbol came to Tibetan Buddhism from Hinduism. In Sanskrit, dorje is called vajra. Vajra means, thunderbolt or diamond,and the vajra is indestructible. The vajra is like a diamond, because it can destroy, but it cannot be destroyed. The vajra represents spiritual power. In Hinduism, the vajra is the weapon of Indra (the god of rain, lightning, and the sky). The vajra symbol also destroys ignorance. The vajra is the symbol of Vajrayana Buddhism, one of the three major branches of Buddhism. Vajrayana Buddhism is also known as the Thunderbolt Way or the Diamond Way.

The vajra is often used as a tool in meditation. Practitioners can meditate on the vajra to achieve the thunderbolt experience. The thunderbolt experience is a symbol of union of the relative and absolute truths. Relative truth is what we experience in everyday life, conversely, absolute truth is the timeless state of being unified with nature and everything around us………..
In Hinduism, Indra’s thunderbolt has open prongs. There is a legend that Shakyamuni took the vajra weapon from Indra and pressed the prongs together to make the dorje into a peaceful instrument rather than a weapon.

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