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
Indra kills Vritrasura (story from the Rig Veda, featured in Bhagavata)
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
Vritra
…Sanskrit pronunciation: ). He appears as a human-like serpent blocking the course of the Rigvedic rivers, and is slain by Indra with his newly forged vajra. Vritra literally means "cover, obstacle", in reference of him holding back the waters. It stems from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wr̥trás, from the Proto-Indo-European…
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).