Five-pronged Vajra (Dorje)
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ABR 012

 Code: ABR 012

  Country: Tibet (central)

  Style:

  Date: 1000 - 1100

  Dimensions in cm WxHxD: 8.5 x 28 x 8.5

  Materials: Iron

Five-pronged diamond sceptre (pancasucika-vajra)

Vajra (Skt.) – rDo rje (Tib.) («dorje»): generally interpreted as “diamond sceptre”; male principle; the transcendent diamond which cannot be destroyed, as a symbol of the spiritual path.

Bazin, Nathalie, 2002. Catalogue. Rituels tibétains : visions secrètes du Ve Dalaï Lama. Paris : Réunion des musées nationaux. P. 53–192

This book is available at the museum's library Beer, Robert , 2003. Les symboles du bouddhisme Tibétain. Albin Michel. Pp. 143-151

This book is available at the museum's library Béguin, Gilles, 2013. Art sacré du Tibet – Collection Alain Bordier, [catalogue of the exhibition held at the Fondation Pierre Bergé – Yves Saint Laurent; 14 mars au 21 juillet 2013]. Paris: Fondation Pierre Bergé – Yves Saint Laurent. Editions Findakli. P. 220

The piece is featured in this book This book is available at the museum's library Thurman, Robert A.F. and Weldon, David, 1999. Sacred Symbol. The Ritual Art of Tibet.. New York: Sotheby's, Rossi&Rossi. p. 25