Description
These crossed-vajra pendants come in two colors.
Vajra: Skt. vajra; Tib. རྡོ་རྗེ་ dor-je, is an important ritual implement in Vajrayana Buddhism. It is symbolic of compassion and skilful means (masculine aspect) as well as the adamantine and indestructible quality of enlightened mind. The vajra is always accompanied by the bell, which is symbolic of the wisdom of emptiness (feminine aspect). The number of spokes, commonly five or nine, of the vajra and bell set should be identical in style and number.
Crossed-vajra: Skt. vishva-vajra; Tib. རྡོ་རྗེ་རྒྱ་གྲམ་, dorje gyadram, or crossed vajra is formed from four lotus-mounted vajra-heads that emanate from a central hub towards the four cardinal directions, and symbolizes the principle of absolute stability. It is the symbolic hand-implement of Amoghasiddhi and other deities in the assembly of the peaceful and wrathful deities, and it is generally emblematic of buddha-activity.
