Vajra
Bronze
銅金剛杵
韓國
韓國高麗時期（918～1392）佛教法器。金剛杵原屬古印度武器，由於質地堅固，能擊破各種物質，故冠以金剛之名。在密教中，金剛杵象徵摧滅煩惱之菩提心，為諸尊之持物或修法法器，亦是僧侶修行時，用來屏除所有煩惱、妄念的一種力量象徵。
金剛杵由中央握柄與兩端五股構成。握柄處中央鼓凸，左右各三條橫帶，作束腰仰覆蓮瓣裝飾。杵兩端中心各有一根直立的主股，與其餘彎曲的四股形成五股。
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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