vajra
Sign in to savethumb|335x335px|Indra bearing a Lotus and Vedic form of a Vajra thumb|upright|A Tibetan Bell and Dorje (Vajra) are inseparable ritual tools thumb|upright|A Double Vajra appears in the national emblem of Bhutan.
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17 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Hinduism
- Rigveda
- Puranas
- Ramayana
- Vajrayana Buddhism
- Symbolism
- Vajra
- Accompanying bell
- Iconography and religious terminology
- In Indian culture
- See also
- References
- Citations
- Cited works
- Further reading
- External links
thumb|335x335px|Indra bearing a Lotus and Vedic form of a Vajra thumb|upright|A Tibetan Bell and Dorje (Vajra) are inseparable ritual tools thumb|upright|A Double Vajra appears in the national emblem of Bhutan.
The vajra (, , ) is a legendary and ritualistic tool, symbolizing the properties of a diamond (indestructibility) and a thunderbolt (irresistible force). It is also described as a "ritual weapon". The use of the bell and vajra together as symbolic and ritual tools is found in all schools of Tibetan Buddhism.