Tibetan bell from Nepal

Vajra (Devanagari: वज्र) is a Sanskrit word meaning both thunderbolt and diamond and is considered as a ritual or spiritual attribute, primarily in Buddhism but also Hinduism. In Tibetan reads the eponymous word Dorje that many men name comes in Tibet and Bhutan. It often refers to a small scepter held by Tibetan tantric practitioners in his right hand during ceremonies, and which also equips a number of images of the Buddha. The vajra destroys all kinds of ignorance and is itself indestructible. In tantric ritual symbolizes the male principle of methodology and compassion, while the corresponding bubble on the left indicates the feminine principle and wisdom. Interaction of the two leads to enlightenment. In the ancient Vedic religion was Indra, "Lord of the Mountains" as the bearer of the vajra (lightning bearer ") seen. In Buddhism the vajra symbol of the Vajrayana, one of the three major branches of Buddhism. Vajrayana is translated as the Diamond. The lightning experience can involve sudden enlightenment to Bodhi and it also implies indestructibility as peculiar to diamond. In the tradition of tantric Buddhism is the vajra symbolizes the nature of reality or sunyata. This is the endless void itself, which and in which everything exists, including ourselves. It is the ultimate primordial matter. This data refers to endless creativity, potentiality, and skill in action. In Tantric literature is extended the term for. The term spiritual leader or guru is there vajracarya. It has Vajrasattva etc. The practice of putting the word as a prefix to names, places and situations is a conscious effort to recognize the transcendental aspect of all phenomena. It represents a "consecration" of any action by the spiritually minded seeker. It enables him to overly focus its psychophysiological energy on the spiritual life. Vajra's an object that represents the vajra is often used in tantric rituals. It looks like a joining of two open spheres, consisting of symmetrical four- or eight- dentate forks, which bend from lotus flowers on either side of the central sphere to two points at the same distance from that center, so that the whole the appearance of a " diamond scepter get ". Thus, the term is also translated.

  
Dorje Tibet and antique Dorje.