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dorje

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[dawr-juh] / ˈdɔr dʒə /

noun

Lamaism.
  1. a small trident symbolizing power.


Etymology

Origin of dorje

1880–85; < Tibetan rdo rje (the initial r is absent in Tibetan pronunciation)

Example Sentences

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It represents the Greek cross and the double dorje or thunderbolt of Vishnu and Indra and also a map of the Indian races, as distributed at the time of the union.

From The Fundamental Principles of Old and New World Civilizations by Nuttall, Zelia

The Tibetan dorje, like its Greek original, is obviously a conventionalized flower, the leaf-design about the base of the corona being quite clearly defined.

From The Evolution of the Dragon by Smith, G. Elliot

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