HAND CRAFTED CUSTOM KEY RING CHAIN TIBETAN BUDDHIST THEME CARNELIAN LAPIS USA

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HAND-CRAFTED CUSTOM DESIGN KEY CHAIN TIBETAN BUDDHIST THEME LOTUS-EMBOSSED CARNELIAN LAPIS USA
custom designed USA hand-crafted Tibetan Buddhist-themed key chain
1 1/8 inch silver tone Tibetan dorje (vajra)
Approximately 4 3/4 inches in length, counting ring
semi-precious gemstones are natural and genuine, "Lotus etched" Carnelian and Lapis Lazuli
design also includes 2 saffron colored Lotus seed for contrast
brand new and contemporary, crafted in the USA
unisex in styling
for more information about the dorje (vajra) symbol, please see below
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ABOUT DORJE (VAJRA)
In Vajrayana Buddhism
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In
Buddhism
the vajra is the symbol of
Vajrayana
, one of the
three major branches of Buddhism
. Vajrayana is translated as "Thunderbolt Way"
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or "
Diamond Way
" and can imply the thunderbolt experience of Buddhist enlightenment or
bodhi
. It also implies indestructibility,
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just as
diamonds
are harder than other
gemstones
.
In Tantric Buddhism (
Vajrayana
) the vajra and
ghanta
(bell) are used in many rites by a
lama
or any Vajrayana practitioner of
sadhana
. The vajra is a male
polysemic
symbol that represents many things for the tantrika. The vajra is representative of
upaya
(skilful means) whereas 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.
Vajrasattva holds the vajra in his right hand and a bell in his left hand.
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 to engage all his psychophysical energies in the spiritual life.
An instrument symbolizing vajra is also extensively used in the rituals of the tantra. It consists of a spherical central section, with two symmetrical sets of five prongs, which arc out from
lotus
blooms on either side of the sphere and come to a point at two points equidistant from the centre, thus giving it the appearance of a "diamond sceptre", which is how the term is sometimes translated.
Various figures in Tantric
iconography
are represented holding or wielding the vajra. Three of the most famous of these are
Vajrasattva
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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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