Features Antique and Collectible Pre-1940 11.5 x 3 x 3 Inch Tibetan Relic of Old Tibet to Benefit All Sentient Beings Native Old Tibet Huge Thunderbolt 9 Pronged Dorje Display Buddhist Altar to Support Free Burma, Tibet & Nepal Dakini Blessed Reiki Tummo Infused by Reiki Master Description Product Description The most mysterious and mystical places of legend! Traditional craft passed down the centuries, precious materials cast into a magical spell. Native crafts help support Nepalese and Tibetan refugees. Vajras may have nine, five or three spokes. The spokes of a peaceful Vajra meet at the tip whereas those of a wrathful vajra are slightly splayed at the end. Vajra parts: In the center is a sphere which represents Sunyata, the primordial nature of the universe, the underlying unity of all things. Emerging from the sphere are two eight petalled lotus flowers. One represents the phenomenal world (or in Buddhist terms Samsara), the other represents the noumenal world (or Nirvana). Arranged equally around the mouth of the lotus are two, four, or eight mythical creatures which are called makaras. These are mythological half-fish, half-crocodile creatures made up of two or more animals, often representing the union of opposites, (or a harmonisation of qualities that transcend our usual experience). From the mouths of the makaras come tongues which come together in a point. The five pronged vajra (with four makaras, plus a central prong) is the most commonly seen vajra. There is an elaborate system of correspondences between the five elements of the noumenal side of the vajra, and the phenomenal side. One important correspondence is between the five "poisons" with the five wisdoms. The five poisons are the mental states that obscure the original purity of a being's mind, while the five wisdoms are the five most important aspects of the enlightened mind. Each of the five wisdoms is also associated with a Buddha figure. Poison Wisdom Buddha desire wisdom of individuality Amitabha anger, hatred mirror-like wisdom Akshobhya delusion reality wisdom Vairocana greed, pride wisdom of equanimity Ratnasambhava envy all-accomplishing wisdom Amoghasiddhi The wisdom of individuality is also known as Discriminating Wisdom.