Tibetan Thunderbolt ( Dorje) Indestructible Diamond

Tibetan Dorje Thunderbolt Indescribable Diamond Tibetan Buddhism, full of symbols and ritual objects, extensive attention has been given to themeaning of the wordDorje, in Tibetan, orVajra, in Sanskrit: the lightning, or diamond, thatdestroys all kinds of ignorance, being itself indestructible, principle of spiritual and mentalliberation, on which the philosophy of Tibet is based. The Dorje represents the firmness of spirit and the achievement of high transcendental virtues, able to drive towards the Truth, destroying like a scepter, can be single or double: in its quality of lightning, typical of many Easterncivilizations, is compared to the meteoric hammer of Thor, and to the thunderbolt and scepter ofZeus; indestructible weapon for the wrathful deities, spiritual power for the benevolent gods. In the iconography and rituals of Tibetan Buddhism the Dorje is always accompanied by a Bell, andtogether these two symbols represent the opposites that coexist: the bell is i