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Dorje

Accession Number NWHRM : 3070

Description

Three brass Tibetan dorje. Dorje translates as "thunderbolt". Used in religious rituals within Buddhism, it is generally called a vajra outside Tibet. Vajrayana is one of the three major forms of Bhuddism and can be translated as thunderbolt or diamond way, implying the thunderbolt experience of Bhuddist enlightenment along with the strength of a diamond.

Department Royal Norfolk Regimental Museum

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