(‘Vajra-being’) Revered in Nepal as the sixth → Dhyāni-Buddha. In much Tantric ritual he is regarded as a mystic Buddha. The second half of the night is allotted to him, and his season is autumn. He is portrayed balancing a vajra...

The Diamond Being or Essence. One of the many titles given to Ādi-Buddha, the primordial Buddha-wisdom in the Tibetan Schools of...

Tib. Dorje. The thunderbolt symbol used in art and magic of Tibet as representing the force of adamantine Truth. (See...

The thunderbolt symbol used in art and ritual magic in...

Vajra (Devanagari: वज्र) is a Sanskrit word meaning both thunderbolt and diamond and is a ritual tool or spiritual implement which is symbolically important to both Buddhism and Hinduism, but is particularly important in Buddhism. The equivalent...

This article challenges two connected notions in the study of Tibetan Buddhism: that Buddhist monasticism is characterized by a pronounced move towards individualism, systematically detaching monks from relational social life; and that Tibetan Buddhist doctrines of karma represent an alternative mode of identity...

Vajra Sky Over Tibet dir. John Bush Of all the critiques that can be aimed at a documentarian, lack of enthusiasm is potentially the most damning. Maintain too much distance from your material, no matter how inherently fascinating, and you run the...