Vajra
- Museum number:
- 9-10834
- Permalink:
- ark:/21549/hm21090010834
- Accession number:
- Acc.2692
- Description:
- vajra, ritual thunderbolt; bronze; each end has spike with 8 curved prongs, at base of which are heads of birds of prey; center handle has “bound lotus” motif; in Lamaism the vajra is used by monks in ceremonies; held in right hand; normally associated with the use of ritual bells; in Brahmanism symbolizes the sky-god Indra; in Buddhism symbolizes the Buddha
- Donor:
- Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Ready, Jr. Fund
- Collection place:
- Tibet
- Object type:
- ethnography
- Function:
- 5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
- Accession date:
- November 16, 1970
- Department:
- Asia (except western Russia)
- Loans:
- S1975-1976 #97: Kenneth Versand (May 16, 1976–May 16, 1976) and S1987-1988 #4: Bade Museum, Pacific School of Religion (July 15, 1987–September 21, 1987)
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