Description
Tibetan Buddhist ritual object. Originally it was used as a ritual object to symbolize a diamond "indestructible" and a thunderbolt "irresistible force". 5 prongs represent 5 wisdoms and the lower 5 symbolize the 5 mothers
Buddhism of Tibet.
A diamond is spotlessly pure and indestructible. The Sanskrit word means "unbreakable or impregnable being durable and eternal". As such the word vajra sometimes signifies the lighting-bolt power of enlightenment and the absolute indestructible reality of shunyata <https://www.learnreligions.com/sunyata-or-emptiness-450191> "emptiness."
Buddism integrates the word vajra into many of its legends and practices. Vajrasana is the location where the Buddha attained enlightenment. The vajra asana body posture is the lotus position. The highest concentrated mental state is vajra samadhi.
Ritual Object in Tibetan Buddhism
The vajra also is a literal ritual object associated with Tibetan Buddhism <https://www.learnreligions.com/tibetan-buddhism-introduction-450178> also called by its Tibetan name Dorje. It is the symbol of the Vajrayana school of Buddhism which is the tantric branch that contains rituals said to allow a follower to achieve enlightenment in a single lifetime in a thunderbolt flash of indestructible clarity.
The vajra objects usually are made of bronze vary in size and have three five or nine spokes that usually close at each end in a lotus shape. The number of spokes and the way they meet at the ends have numerous symbolic meanings.
One only
Size:3.5 x 1”
Origin:was given as a gift from a citizen of Bhutan
Material: brass
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