Massive Bronze Tibetan Buddhist Vajra Dorje 9", heavy - close to 3 pounds Nepal For Sale

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 andghanta(bell) are used in many rites by alamaorany Vajrayana practitioner ofsadhana
• its companion tool, the bell which is a female symbol, denotesprajna(wisdom)
• Some deities are shown holding eachthe vajra and bell in separate hands, symbolizing the union of the forces ofcompassion and wisdom, respectively
• PICTURED BELOW:

  Vajrasattvaholds 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 thetantrictraditions ofBuddhism, the vajra is a symbol for the nature of reality, orsunyata, indicating endless creativity,potency, and skillful activity. The term is employed extensively in tantricliterature: the term for the spiritual teacher is thevajracharya;instead ofbodhisattva, we havevajrasattva,and so on. The practice of prefixing terms, names, places, and so on by vajrarepresents the conscious attempt to recognize the transcendental aspect of allphenomena; it became part of the process of "sacramentalizing" theactivities of the spiritual practitioner and encouraged him or her to engage all theirpsychophysical energies in the spiritual life. An instrument symbolizing vajra is also extensively used in therituals of the tantra. .Various figures in Tantriciconographyare represented holding orwielding the vajra. Three of the most famous of these areVajrasattva,Vajrapani, andPadmasambhava. Vajrasattva (lit. vajra-being)holds the vajra, in his right hand, to his heart. The figure of the WrathfulVajrapani (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 righthand.

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