vajra
[ vuhj-ruh ]
/ ˈvʌdʒ rə /
noun Hinduism.
(in Vedic mythology) the thunderbolt of Indra.
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Origin of vajra
From Sanskrit
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The classical keraunos is still preserved in Tibet as the dorje, which is identified with Indra's thunderbolt, the vajra.
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