Vajra and Bell: Difference between revisions

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rdo rje dril bu - vajra and bell [RY]

rdor dril - vajra and bell [RY]

Individually these are ritual instruments:

rdo rje - Vajra. 'Diamond,' 'king of stones.' As an adjective it means indestructible, invincible, firm etc. The ultimate vajra is emptiness, the conventional vajra is the ritual implement of material substance [RY]

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-*Eight Classes of Gods and Demons — [[lha srin sde brgyad]], according to the sutras they are the [[devas]], [[nagas]], [[yakshas]], [[gandharvas]], [[asuras]], [[garudas]], [[kinnaras]], and [[mahoragas]], who were all able to receive and practice the Buddha's teachings. These eight classes can also refer to eight types of mundane spirits that can help or harm, but are invisible to human beings: [[ging]], [[mara]], [[tsen]], [[yaksha]], [[rakshasa]], [[mamo]], [[rahula]] and [[naga]]. [AJP] from The Great Image ISBN 1-59030-069-6
+[[rdo rje dril bu]] - vajra and bell [RY]
-[[Category:  Key Terms]]  [[Category:  Tantric Deities]] [[Category:  Vajrayana]]
+[[rdor dril]] - vajra and bell [RY]
+Individually these are ritual instruments:
+*[[rdo rje]] - Vajra. 'Diamond,' 'king of stones.' As an adjective it means indestructible, invincible, firm etc. The ultimate vajra is emptiness, the ''conventional vajra'' is the ritual implement of material substance [RY]
+*[[dril bu]] - bell, ghanta. (hand-held) [RY]
+[[Category: Key Terms]]