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Massive Bronze Tibetan Buddhist Vajra Dorje 9", heavy - close to 3 pounds Nepal
this listing is for ONE ornamental or ritual dojre/vajra - hand-cast, forged and polished, in Kathmandu, Nepal
- PLEASE NOTE: the design in the handle portion is shown in the majority of my listings - the imported images show a different handle design
makes a great paperweight or used along with your bell weighs 2 pounds, 7 ounces, without packaging - shipping weight will likely be 4 pounds made of solid bronze is a "male" symbol representing "skillful means" brand new & contemporary - In Tantric Buddhism (Vajrayana) the vajra and ghanta (bell) are used in many rites by a lama or
any Vajrayana practitioner of sadhana
- its companion tool, the bell which is a female symbol, denotes prajna (wisdom)
- Some deities are shown holding each
the vajra and bell in separate hands, symbolizing the union of the forces of
compassion and wisdom, respectively
- PICTURED BELOW:
Vajrasattva holds the vajra in his right hand and a bell in his left hand - For more information about the vajra, please see below ***
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*** In the tantric traditions of
Buddhism, the vajra is a symbol for the nature of reality, or sunyata, indicating endless creativity,
potency, and skillful activity. The term is employed extensively in tantric
literature: the term for the spiritual teacher is the vajracharya;
instead of bodhisattva, we have vajrasattva,
and so on. The practice of prefixing terms, names, places, and so on by vajra
represents the conscious attempt to recognize the transcendental aspect of all
phenomena; it became part of the process of "sacramentalizing" the
activities of the spiritual practitioner and encouraged him or her to engage all their
psychophysical energies in the spiritual life. An instrument symbolizing vajra is also extensively used in the
rituals of the tantra. .Various figures in Tantric iconography are represented holding or
wielding the vajra. Three of the most famous of these are Vajrasattva, Vajrapani, and Padmasambhava. Vajrasattva (lit. vajra-being)
holds the vajra, in his right hand, to his heart. The figure of the Wrathful
Vajrapani (lit. vajra in the hand) brandishes the vajra, in his right hand,
above his head. Padmasambhava holds the vajra above his right knee in his right
hand.
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