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'Thunderbolt', IAST: Vajra) is a legendary and ritualistic tool, symbolizing the properties of a diamond (indestructibility) and a thunderbolt (irresistible force). In Hinduism, it has also been associated with weapons. [1] [2] The use of the bell and vajra as symbolic and ritual tools is found in all schools of Tibetan Buddhism. The vajra is a ...
The hooked crescent-shaped knife of the dakini with its vajra handle pulls one forth from suffering, chops up the ego-centred self and is guided by the diamond clarity of the vajra. [ 7 ] The kartika is used to symbolize the severance of all material and worldly bonds and is often crowned with a vajra , which is said to destroy ignorance, and ...
Vajra-musti (Sanskrit: वज्रमुष्टि, "thunder fist" or "diamond fist") refers to a fist-load, knuckleduster-like weapon and also a form of Indian wrestling in which the weapon is employed. The weapon is sometimes called Indra-musti, meaning "Indra's fist." The vajra-musti is usually made of ivory or buffalo horn.
In Chinese Buddhism, Heng and Ha are the common names of the jingang lishi, [2] two guards of Buddhist temples.They are usually placed on both sides of the Shanmen.They hold vajras (short metal weapon that has the symbolic nature of a diamond), namely "Narayana" (Buddha's warrior attendant) or "Yaksha Deity" (夜叉神) or "Zhi Jin Gang" (执金刚; 執金剛) in Chinese.
As a rule, they have only one head on which there is a double vajra as shown here. Gubajus focus on the head as a mirror image of themselves in order to meditatively connect with the power of the phurba. The three or more heads of the upper area of the phurba indicate the collection of energies that the jhankris use. [11]
Dadhichi (Sanskrit: दधीचि, romanized: Dadhīci), also rendered Dadhyanga [2] and Dadhyancha, [3] is a sage in Hinduism.He is best known for his sacrifice in the Puranas, where he gives up his life so that his bones could be used to manufacture the Vajra, the diamond-like celestial thunderbolt of the deity Indra, in order to slay Vritra.
Kapala skull cup. Kalasha - the kalasha is considered a symbol of abundance and "source of life" in the Vedas. It is referred to as "overflowing full vase" in the Vedas. The kalasha is believed to contain amrita, the elixir of life, and thus is viewed as a symbol of abundance, wisdom, and immortality.
Vajra, the weapon of Indra in Indian religions; Bajra (disambiguation) This page was last edited on 21 June 2024, at 21:00 (UTC). Text is available under the ...