vajra
[ vuhj-ruh ]
/ ˈvʌdʒ rə /
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noun Hinduism.
(in Vedic mythology) the thunderbolt of Indra.
Nearby words
vaisheshika, vaishnava, vaisya, vaivode, vajpayee, vajra, vajrayana, vakeel, val, val d'or, val-bélair
Origin of vajra
From Sanskrit
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Examples from the Web for vajra
The classical keraunos is still preserved in Tibet as the dorje, which is identified with Indra's thunderbolt, the vajra.
The Evolution of the Dragon|G. Elliot Smith