Vajra
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The vajra is a legendary and ritualistic tool, symbolizing the properties of a diamond and a thunderbolt. It is also described as a "ritual weapon". It is used symbolically by the dharmic traditions o
A Tibetan bell and dorje (vajra) are inseparable ritual tools
Indra's vajra as the privy seal of King Vajiravudh of Thailand
Five Vajrayana ritual objects at Itsukushima Shrine, Japan: a five-pronged vajra (五鈷杵, gokosho), a one-pronged vajra (独鈷杵, tokkosho), a vajra tray (金剛盤, kongōban), a three-pronged vajra (三鈷杵, sankosho), and a five-pronged vajra bell (五鈷鈴, gokorei).
Chinese five-pronged vajra (jīngāngchǔ 金剛杵) and ghanta (jīngānglíng 金剛鈴), made during the Xuande period of the Ming dynasty. In Chinese Buddhism, these instruments are usually utilized during esoteric rituals that incorporate tantric elements, such as the Yujia Yankou (瑜伽焰口) and the Shuilu Fahui (水陸法會).
Vritra
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Vritra is a danava in Hinduism. He serves as the personification of drought, and is an adversary of the king of the devas, Indra. As a danava, he belongs to the race of the asuras. Vritra is also know
Vajra
…Indra by Tvaṣṭṛ, the maker of divine instruments. The associated story describes Indra using the vajra, which he held in his hand, to slay the asura Vritra, who took the form of a serpent. In the context of Rigvedic weaponry, the word vájra appears to have been used for the sling as a weapon, but also for…
Indra kills Vritrasura (story from the Rig Veda, featured in Bhagavata)