Vajra
Bronze
Vajra
KOREA; Goryeo dynasty
This Vajrayana Buddhist Dharma instrument consists of a handle in the middle and a vajra at both ends. The handle has a raised circular band in the center, with a Sumeru-shape lotus on either side. Three bands wrap around the concave sections of the handle, and each end features four outer prongs curving inwards around a straight central prong, forming a five-prong vajra.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts, page 357.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Vajra." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts , vol. 18, 2016, pp. 357.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youji, Stefanie Pokorski, Mankuang, and Wen Fan. 2016. "Vajra" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts , 18:357.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youji, Pokorski, S., Mankuang, & Fan, W.. (2016). Vajra. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts (Vol. 18, pp. 357).
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