3 3/4\" Tibetan Buddhist Brass Dragon Head 9 Pronged Vajra/Dorje from Nepal for Sale

3 3/4\" Tibetan Buddhist Brass Dragon Head 9 Pronged Vajra/Dorje from Nepal For Sale

$3 3/4\$
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3 3/4\" Tibetan Buddhist Brass Dragon Head 9 Pronged Vajra/Dorje from Nepal:
$24.95

3 3/4\" Tibetan Buddhist Brass Dragon Head 9 Pronged Vajra/Dorje from Nepal

this listing is for ONE ornamental or ritual dragon head dojre/vajra
hand-cast, forged and polished, in Kathmandu, Nepal
makes a great paperweight or used along with your bell
weighs 4.2 ounces, without packaging
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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